Open AccessFlickering Red-Light Stimulus for Promoting Coherent 40 Hz Neural Oscillation: A Feasibility Study
Author(s) -
L Sahin,
Mariana G. Figueiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer's disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-200179
Subject(s) - flicker , audiology , flicker fusion threshold , stimulus (psychology) , working memory , psychology , cognition , population , medicine , psychiatry , cognitive psychology , electrical engineering , engineering , environmental health
Coherent 40 Hz (gamma) neural oscillation indicates healthy brain activity and is known to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. 40 Hz entrainment by flickering light is known to significantly attenuate AD pathology in mice.