Resumen de Brain implant boosts memory
Electrical shocks that simulate the patterns seen in the brain when people are learning have enhanced human memory for the first time, boosting performance on tests by up to 30%. A similar approach may work for enhancing other brain skills, such as vision or movement, says the team behind the work. The device mimics the brain signals associated with learning and memory, stimulating similar patterns of brain activity in the hippocampus via electrodes. Dong Song of the University of Southern California and his team implanted their device in 20 volunteers who were already having electrodes placed in their brains to treat epilepsy.
