{"id":168169,"date":"2023-07-23T18:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T23:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/scientists-find-the-source-of-a-mysterious-brain-wave-that-could-boost-memory-and-creativity"},"modified":"2023-07-23T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T23:35:10","slug":"scientists-find-the-source-of-a-mysterious-brain-wave-that-could-boost-memory-and-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/scientists-find-the-source-of-a-mysterious-brain-wave-that-could-boost-memory-and-creativity","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Find the Source of a Mysterious Brain Wave That Could Boost Memory and Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/scientists-find-the-source-of-a-mysterious-brain-wave-that-could-boost-memory-and-creativity2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a way, the brain changes its channels as we go about our day to match our internal state of mind to outside requirements\u2014though at any point, the channels can bleed over.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a mysterious outcast: a frequency called theta waves. They happen while we\u2019re awake or asleep. For decades, these waves have taunted neuroscientists trying to decipher their functions. Theta waves seem to help mice navigate mazes, but also support memory in humans.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just academic curiosity. Our ability to navigate complex new environments and keep those memories declines with age. It\u2019s especially tough for people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease. By finding the driving source of theta waves, we could potentially enhance them\u2014using neurostimulation or other methods\u2014to slow cognitive decline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a way, the brain changes its channels as we go about our day to match our internal state of mind to outside requirements\u2014though at any point, the channels can bleed over. But there\u2019s a mysterious outcast: a frequency called theta waves. They happen while we\u2019re awake or asleep. For decades, these waves have taunted [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168169","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\/168169","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\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}