Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Closed-loop stimulation of temporal cortex rescues functional networks and improves memory

  • Youssef Ezzyat,
  • Paul A. Wanda,
  • Deborah F. Levy,
  • Allison Kadel,
  • Ada Aka,
  • Isaac Pedisich,
  • Michael R. Sperling,
  • Ashwini D. Sharan,
  • Bradley C. Lega,
  • Alexis Burks,
  • Robert E. Gross,
  • Cory S. Inman,
  • Barbara C. Jobst,
  • Mark A. Gorenstein,
  • Kathryn A. Davis,
  • Gregory A. Worrell,
  • Michal T. Kucewicz,
  • Joel M. Stein,
  • Richard Gorniak,
  • Sandhitsu R. Das,
  • Daniel S. Rizzuto,
  • Michael J. Kahana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02753-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Memory lapses can occur due to ineffective encoding, but it is unclear if targeted brain stimulation can improve memory performance. Here, authors use a closed-loop system to decode and stimulate periods of ineffective encoding, showing that stimulation of lateral temporal cortex can enhance memory.