Electrically Stimulating the Brain During Sleep Enhances Memory Retention
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New research led by scientists at UCLA Health and Tel Aviv University provides the first physiological evidence from inside the human brain supporting the dominant scientific theory on how the brain consolidates memory during sleep. The researchers found that targeted deep-brain stimulation during a critical time in the sleep cycle appeared to improve memory consolidation. This could offer new clues for how deep-brain stimulation during sleep could one day help patients with memory disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
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