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Spectral Characteristics of Memory Transformation
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Summary
Sometimes, it is necessary to re-learn a previously learned movement behavior, for example, a bad posture during the golf drive or while playing the piano. Unlearning or relearning an intensively trained behavior is particularly important if the behavior is hampering recovery, for example, in chronic pain or after a stroke. With this pilot study, the brain mechanisms that control the change of pre-existing stable memories of a motor skill will be tested with electroencephalography (EEG). Non-invasive brain stimulation will be used to modulate these brain mechanisms and test if it is possible to change the pre-existing motor memory and the learning of a new motor skill.
Official title: Probing Mechanisms of Procedural Memory Transformation With Cross-frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (Cf-tACS) as an Avenue to Sculpt Sensorimotor Behavior
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2023-07-01
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2026-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) combined with behavioral intervention
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) combined with behavioral intervention (memory interference).
Inactive (sham) stimulation combined with behavioral intervention
Inactive (sham) stimulation combined with behavioral intervention (memory interference)
Locations (1)
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States