Can brain stimulation boost memory performance?

Memory performance is crucial across the human life, from early education to age-related decline. A new study in PLOS Biology found that verbal learning can be enhanced by applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left prefrontal cortex.

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Main Authors:	Yevgenia Rosenblum, Martin Dresler
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Subjects:	Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3081ff9d3c554f2286bcc7c8d60709042021-12-02T19:54:34ZCan brain stimulation boost memory performance?1544-91731545-788510.1371/journal.pbio.3001404https://doaj.org/article/3081ff9d3c554f2286bcc7c8d60709042021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001404https://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885Memory performance is crucial across the human life, from early education to age-related decline. A new study in PLOS Biology found that verbal learning can be enhanced by applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left prefrontal cortex.Yevgenia RosenblumMartin DreslerPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 19, Iss 9, p e3001404 (2021)
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Can brain stimulation boost memory performance?

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