In a study that included 90 participants, on average around 27 years of age, researchers used a neural stimulation technology to study brain wave frequency in two frontal cortex areas implicated in adaptive control processes, and found that the timing of alternating-current stimulation synchronized or desynchronized low-frequency brain waves between the frontal cortex areas; the brain wave fluctuations corresponded to behavioral changes in control and learning in a time-estimation task, findings with potential implications for the treatment of mental health disorders.
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Article #17-10257: "Disruption and rescue of interareal theta phase coupling and adaptive behavior," by Robert M. G. Reinhart.
MEDIA CONTACT: Robert M. G. Reinhart, Boston University, MA; tel: 617-353-9481, 203-988-4595; e-mail: < rmgr@bu.edu >
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences