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Re:Can a molecule that makes mice smarter heal a human brain? by SamBam on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:56AM (#12606249)
I was thinking Understand in Ted Chaing's Stories of Your Life and Others.

Just the same set-up: new drug that can heal a person's damaged brain, turns him into a super-intelligent psycho.

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Re:Can a molecule that makes mice smarter heal a human brain? by asab on Thursday September 29, 2016 @02:52PM (#12607846)
I'll just leave this here: http://www.metafilter.com/98974/This-isnt-your-grandfathers-...

Although it's important to point out that he wasn't psycho, and his preferences don't seem directly shaped by the treatment..

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