10 Hz flicker improves recognition memory in older people |
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Authors: | Jonathan Williams Deepa Ramaswamy and Abderrahim Oulhaj |
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Institution: | (1) OPTIMA, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, OX2 6HE Oxford, UK;(2) Dept. of Psychiatry Unit II, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632002, India |
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Abstract: | Background 10 Hz electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha rhythms correlate with memory performance. Alpha and memory decline in older people.
We wished to test if alpha-like EEG activity contributes to memory formation. Flicker can elicit alpha-like EEG activity.
We tested if alpha-frequency flicker enhances memory in older people. Pariticpants aged 67–92 identified short words that
followed 1 s of flicker at 9.0 Hz, 9.5 Hz, 10.0 Hz, 10.2 Hz, 10.5 Hz, 11.0 Hz, 11.5 Hz or 500 Hz. A few minutes later, we
tested participants' recognition of the words (without flicker). |
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