Open AccessCan brain stimulation boost memory performance?
Author(s) -
Yevgenia Rosenblum,
Martin Dresler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001404
Subject(s) - biology , transcranial magnetic stimulation , neuroscience , prefrontal cortex , stimulation , human brain , cognitive psychology , cognition , psychology
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.