Prefrontal stimulation as a tool to disrupt hippocampal and striatal reactivations underlying fast motor memory consolidation

Recent evidence suggests that hippocampal replay in humans support rapid motor memory consolidation during epochs of wakefulness interleaved with task practice. Objectives/Hypotheses: The goal of this study was to test whether such reactivation patterns can be modulated with experimental interventions and in turn influence fast consolidation. We hypothesized that non-invasive brain stimulation targeting hippocampal and striatal networks via the prefrontal cortex would influence brain reactivation and the rapid form of motor memory consolidation.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - August 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Mareike A. Gann, Nina Dolfen, Bradley R. King, Edwin M. Robertson, Genevi ève Albouy Source Type: research