Alpha oscillations are electrophysiological features of the human brain linked to fundamental processes including memory and perception. This study introduces a closed-loop auditory stimulation approach to selectively modulate alpha oscillations in the human brain in a phase-dependent and spatially-specific manner.
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Article Title: A closed-loop auditory stimulation approach selectively modulates alpha oscillations and sleep onset dynamics in humans
Author Countries : United Kingdom
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Competing interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: N.G. is part in a patent application on the ecHT technology, assigned to MIT, and is a founder in a company that utilises it.