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Why does invasive brain stimulation sometimes improve memory and sometimes impair it?
Uma R Mohan1, Joshua Jacobs2,3
1Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Plos Biology
|October 25, 2024
Abstract:
Invasive brain stimulation is used to treat individuals with episodic memory loss; however, studies to date report both enhancement and impairment of memory. This Essay discusses the sources of this variability, and suggests a path towards developing customized stimulation protocols for more consistent memory enhancement.

