Eternal Sunshine of the... uh...?

Does this ring any bells? According to Kurtweil AI, scientists have found the mechanism which stores memory in the brain. It is now within the realm of possibility to completely erase memories. Is it within our reach to restore them as well?

Ah... so this explains it.

Kurtzweil AI reports that trauma may accelerate the aging process in the brain's memory structures. This would go a long way toward explaining extended long and short term memory loss on the part of certain people who blog on grey pages. (Of course, alcohol may have made a dent or two as well...)