Before the task begins: linking resting-state gamma oscillations to face-name associative memory
Gaetano Scianatico, Giorgia Francesca Scaramuzzi, Ece Çağlayan, Anna Concetta Spina, Ester Cornacchia, Volker Thoma, Paolo Taurisano, Davide Rivolta, Valerio Manippa · 2026
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Description
Matching a face to a name is a memory feat most people know from daily life, and clinics use it to gauge thinking health. Gaetano Scianatico and co-authors ask whether the brain's resting rhythms, recorded before any test begins, already hint at who will do well. Thirty-two healthy young adults sat for a quiet eyes-closed brain recording, then took an Italian face-name memory test.
Fast gamma rhythms in the front and side regions of the brain went with better delayed recall. Gamma power over the back of the brain pointed the other way. Together, high-gamma power explained well over a third of the differences between people. Slower gamma links between regions trended negative. The authors suggest resting rhythms may one day help flag memory weakness early and cheaply.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gaetano Scianatico, Giorgia Francesca Scaramuzzi, Ece Çağlayan, Anna Concetta Spina, Ester Cornacchia, Volker Thoma, Paolo Taurisano, Davide Rivolta, Valerio Manippa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |