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Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe

Version 1 : Received: 23 June 2023 / Approved: 26 June 2023 / Online: 26 June 2023 (13:49:36 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 27 June 2023 / Approved: 28 June 2023 / Online: 28 June 2023 (12:56:15 CEST)

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Koizumi, K.; Kunii, N.; Ueda, K.; Nagata, K.; Fujitani, S.; Shimada, S.; Nakao, M. Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 2262. Koizumi, K.; Kunii, N.; Ueda, K.; Nagata, K.; Fujitani, S.; Shimada, S.; Nakao, M. Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 2262.

Abstract

Neurofeedback (NF) shows promise in enhancing memory, but its application to the medial temporal lobe (MTL) still needs to be studied. Therefore, we aimed to develop an NF system for the memory function of the MTL and examine neural activity changes, and memory task score changes through NF training. We created a memory NF system using intracranial electrodes to acquire and visualise the neural activity of the MTL during memory encoding. Twenty trials of a tug-of-war game per session were employed for NF and designed to control neural activity bidirectionally (Up/Down condition). NF training was conducted with three patients with intractable epilepsy, and we observed an increasing difference in NF signal between conditions (Up−Down) as NF training progressed. Similarities and negative correlation tendencies between the transition of neural activity and the transition of memory function were also observed. Our findings demonstrate NF's potential to modulate MTL activity and memory encoding. Future research needs further improvements to the NF system to validate its effects on memory functions. Nonetheless, this study represents a crucial step in understanding NF's application to memory and provides valuable insights for developing more efficient memory enhancement strategies.

Keywords

neurofeedback; memory enhancement; medial temporal lobe; intracranial electrode; bidirectional control; memory encoding; intracranial electroencephalogram; intractable epilepsy

Subject

Social Sciences, Cognitive Science

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