Memory recovery by electric shock

Scientists say electric shocks can restore memory to patients. Accordingly, transmitting a small amount of energy to the brain can help restore memory 11%.

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Patients are asked to remember the name of someone they have forgotten. Suddenly, an electric current is applied to the neurons in the brain to restore memory. If developed at a higher level, this therapy would be very beneficial for patients with stroke, memory loss, or even age.

Ingrid Olson, a psychologist at Temple University, who led the study, said that we know many ways to make memory worse. But there are too few ways to recover memory. This approach promises recovery treatment for stroke patients or other neurological injuries.

The study, published in the journal Neuropsychology, reported that scientists use 1 to 2 milliamperian electrodes passed through the electrodes on the scalp of volunteers to stimulate the temporal lobes of the brain. This is the brain partition that is defined as the name of a person, with a capital letter in front of the name or place.

Before and after the test, volunteers were shown pictures of celebrities. Face recognition but can not remember the name is quite common and bad phenomenon for people with neurological disorders. Tests showed that after 1 hour of treatment, the memory was restored to 11%.