Artificial memory hardware might be on the way [link]

Include a short summary with the link. Here's a suggestion: Rats are trained to press one of two levers. Their short-term to long-term memory formation is then inhibited by separating two parts of their hippocampi, so they press a lever at random. Scientists have developed an implant that emulates communication between the two parts, allowing rats to learn. It also reinforces memory formation if added on top of a normal hippocampus. This promises control of memory formation, which promises external memory modules, which promises Keanu Reeves.

This is typical horrible overblown science journalism, complete with sci-fi references. The press release is much more reasonable.

For anyone interested in tracking the spread of stories like this, it hit Gizmodo which just links to the same prnewswire as this one:

http://gizmodo.com/5813821/scientists-create-first-memory-expansion-for-brain