People in their seventies were given the working memory of someone in their twenties, say scientists.
, took 42 people in their twenties, and 42 in their sixties or seventies.The young adults were faster and more accurate without any brain stimulation.Dr Reinhart said:"We can bring back the more superior working memory function that you had when you were much younger.
"The brain is like a conductor of an orchestra, and it's using low frequency rhythms [brainwaves] to communicate information," says Dr Reinhart. And it is uncertain how long any benefit lasts, as the study only tested people for up to 50 minutes. The researchers hope that one day brain stimulation will find a role in a range of brain disorders from dementia to autism and ADHD to epilepsy.
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