The rhythm of memory. Does theta frequency audio/visual flicker improve recall?
Louise Simeonov; Ravi Das · 2025 · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Abstract
A fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience is how multi-sensory elements are bound into a unified memory trace. The formation of memories is thought to be reliant on precisely timed neural activity. Theta frequency neural oscillations have been proposed to orchestrate the timing of different sensory cortices. Here, we attempt to replicate findings that flickering stimuli presented in synchronous theta frequency will lead to enhanced recall. Additionally, we investigate whether theta frequency sensory flicker can improve encoding of emotional associative memories. The current study failed
Abstract by Louise Simeonov; Ravi Das, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1555081