{"id":101975,"date":"2020-02-06T17:44:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T01:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/scientists-use-sound-and-light-to-trigger-brain-waves-in-innovative-approach-to-treat-alzheimers"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:44:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T01:44:16","slug":"scientists-use-sound-and-light-to-trigger-brain-waves-in-innovative-approach-to-treat-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/scientists-use-sound-and-light-to-trigger-brain-waves-in-innovative-approach-to-treat-alzheimers","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Use Sound and Light to Trigger Brain Waves in Innovative Approach to Treat Alzheimer\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/scientists-use-sound-and-light-to-trigger-brain-waves-in-innovative-approach-to-treat-alzheimers3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent study by MIT found a low-pitched buzz-like sound and strobe lights can be used to replicate brain waves impeded by Alzheimer\u2019s, which improved cognitive function and helped remove plaque in mice displaying symptoms of the disease. The approach hasn\u2019t been tested in humans yet, but if it\u2019s possible to copy these results, it might turn into a drug-free, inexpensive way to treat this condition.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Secret: Applying Sound and Light at the Same Frequency <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The study in question follows up on a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"previous one (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature20587\" target=\"_blank\">previous one<\/a>, which showed that flashing light and playing sound 40 times a second into the eyes of mice with Alzheimer\u2019s, improved their condition. According to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MIT researcher Li-Huei Tsai (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2019\/brain-wave-stimulation-improve-alzheimers-0314\" target=\"_blank\">MIT researcher Li-Huei Tsai<\/a>, there is substantial reduction of amyloid protein and increased prefrontal cortex engagement when visual and auditory stimulation is combined over a period of one week. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain most active in cognitive functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study by MIT found a low-pitched buzz-like sound and strobe lights can be used to replicate brain waves impeded by Alzheimer\u2019s, which improved cognitive function and helped remove plaque in mice displaying symptoms of the disease. The approach hasn\u2019t been tested in humans yet, but if it\u2019s possible to copy these results, it [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":511,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}