A new study suggests that driving electricity deep into the brain can boost memory, shedding light on a mysterious neurological process and opening the door for Alzheimer’s disease treatments. Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles used needle-like electrodes to send pulses of electricity into the brain’s memory system buried more than an inch inside the temporal lobes of seven epilepsy patients. The technique — called deep brain stimulation — acts like a pacemaker, tweaking brain activity with tiny, rhythmic shocks. “The hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in the medial temporal lobe, these structures are critical sites for transforming experiences into memories,” said…
Deep brain stimulation boosts memory
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