Modulating Human Memory via Entrainment of Brain Oscillations.

By Simon Hanslmayr, Nikolai Axmacher, Cory S. Inman. 2019

Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience

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Causal Evidence for a Role of Theta and Alpha Oscillations in the Control of Working Memory (2020, methodology): “However, the majority of previous work has used correlational methods such as electroencephalography (EEG) that have limited spatial resolution and cannot provide insight into the causal function of neural oscillations during WM (but see [14, 18, 19]).”
Neurophysiological mechanisms of cognition in the developing brain: Insights from intracranial EEG studies (2023, background): “Modulating neural oscillations via oscillatory entrainment can further demonstrate causal relationships between neural oscillations and memory (for review see Hanslmayr et al., 2019) and has been shown to improve cognition (Grover et al., 2023).”
Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review (2023, background): “While research in adults suggests that different frequencies elicit different network dynamics (Herrmann, 2001) and that targeting specific frequencies, such as the theta rhythm, can lead to differential behavioral outcomes (Hanslmayr et al., 2019), research into this direction is still scarce.”
Rhythms of human attention and memory: An embedded process perspective (2022, background): “…stimulation methods, demonstrating that attention and memory processes can be experimentally manipulated by externally applied rhythms (Alekseichuk et al., 2016; Clouter et al., 2017; see Hanslmayr et al., 2019, for a review; Köster et al., 2019b; Reinhart and Nguyen, 2019; Albouy et al., 2022).”
Sensory stimulation enhances visual working memory capacity (2024, unknown): “An alternative technique to circumvent these drawbacks is sensory entrainment 75,76 .”
On Natural Attunement: Shared Rhythms Between the Brain and the Environment. (2023, unknown): “The causal role of neural rhythms on cognition (Hanslmayr et al., 2019) has also been demonstrated in a study by Riddle et al. (2020) who sought to understand the role of theta and alpha waves during a working memory task.”
Modulation of rhythmic visual stimulation on left–right attentional asymmetry (2023, background): “Neural entrainment is the process whereby intrinsic neural oscillations synchronize with external stimulus rhythms (Thut et al., 2011; Notbohm et al., 2016; Hanslmayr et al., 2019; Beliaeva and Polania, 2020; Cucu et al., 2022).”
Theta Oscillations and Source Connectivity During Complex Audiovisual Object Encoding in Working Memory (2021, background): “, 2014) and is thought to be critical for successful memory functioning (Hanslmayr et al., 2019; Herweg et al., 2020).”
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Brain Gamma Entrainment after Periodic Auditory Stimulation at Gamma Frequency (2024, background): “More recent evidence shows that the performance of the brain’s oscillation affects memory and attention performance [19, 20].”
Network-Targeted, Multi-site Direct Cortical Stimulation Enhances Working Memory by Modulating Phase Lag of Low-Frequency Oscillations (2019, methodology): “Periodic stimulation at low current levels could serve to align neural oscillators, thereby increasing communication efficacy (Hanslmayr et al., 2019; Thut et al., 2011).”