Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
Phivos Phylactou, Nikos Konstantinou, Edward F. Ester · 2024
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Phivos Phylactou, Nikos Konstantinou, and Ester propose a new stimulation method for working memory research in a 2024 perspective. Working memory theory increasingly views the function as spread across brain regions. Testing that view needs tools that can perturb linked regions together.
Magnetic stimulation can briefly disrupt a targeted brain spot from outside the skull. A cortico-cortical form aims pulses at connected pairs of regions in sequence. The authors review barriers to making that work, from timing to dosing. They then sketch studies that could test whether distant sensory areas are recruited during memory tasks. The method could settle live debates in the field.
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| CREATOR | Phivos Phylactou, Nikos Konstantinou, Edward F. Ester |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |