Can brain stimulation boost memory performance?

PLoS Biol. 2021 Sep 29;19(9):e3001404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001404. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cognition
  • Humans
  • Prefrontal Cortex*
  • Stereotaxic Techniques
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*
  • Verbal Learning

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.