Aug 23, 2022
Long-lasting, dissociable improvements in working memory and long-term memory in older adults with repetitive neuromodulation
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
This method could be helpful for elderly people.
Our brain has both short-term and long-term memory. While short-term memory helps us with things like remembering the bus number, long-term memory processes information for a long time. However, as we age, our memory does not work as well as it used to.
Electrical brain stimulation for 20 minutes on four consecutive days can improve two different types of memory in individuals 65 years and older for at least one month, a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reveals.