ArticleCurrent biology : CB2017
Stimulation of the Posterior Cortical-Hippocampal Network Enhances Precision of Memory Recollection.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis suggests that TMS targeting the hippocampal network selectively improves episodic memory.eLife · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on spatial memory: a systematic review across animal and human studies.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Information content best characterises the hemispheric selectivity of the inferior parietal lobe: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- How Can Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Be Used to Modulate Episodic Memory?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of dual- vs. single-node tACS in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: behavioral and EEG evidence.Translational psychiatry · 2026Trial
- High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Left Parietal Lobe Improves Post-Stroke Memory Impairment: An fNIRS Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Trial
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex enhances episodic memory consolidation.Experimental brain research · 2026Trial
- Triangular Wave tACS Improves Working Memory Performance by Enhancing Brain Activity in the Early Stage of Encoding.Neuroscience bulletin · 2025Trial
- Gamma-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation over the left posterior parietal cortex enhances the long-term retention of associative memory.Experimental brain research · 2025Trial
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- Efficacy of Cortical-Hippocampal Target Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) on Associative Memory of Schizophrenia: A Double-Blind, Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Trial
- Visuospatial Learning Selectively Enhanced by Personalized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over Parieto-Hippocampal Network among Patients at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Trial
- Effects of online parietal transcranial electric stimulation on associative memory: a direct comparison between tDCS, theta tACS, and theta-oscillatory tDCS.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- rTMS modulates precuneus-hippocampal subregion circuit in patients with subjective cognitive decline.Aging · 2020Trial
- tDCS-induced episodic memory enhancement and its association with functional network coupling in older adults.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Hippocampal CA1 gamma power predicts the precision of spatial memory judgments.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Trial
- Context-dependent abstraction of temporal relationships during naturalistic episodic memory.iScience · 2026Article
- Non-invasive Neuromodulation Targeting Approach by Mapping Stimulations and Lesions That Modify Visual Memory.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Hippocampal formation-cortical high-fidelity memory networks in healthy older adults during the mnemonic discrimination task.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- An Investigation of the Modulating Effects of Sensory Stimulation and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Memory-Related Brain Activity.Brain sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Episodic memory is thought to critically depend on interaction of the hippocampus with distributed brain regions [1-3]. Specific contributions of distinct networks have been hypothesized, with the hippocampal posterior-medial (HPM) network implicated in the recollection of highly precise contextual and spatial information [3-6]. Current evidence for HPM specialization is mostly indirect, derived from correlative measures such as neural activity recordings. Here we tested the causal role of the HPM network in recollection using network-targeted noninvasive brain stimulation in humans, which has previously been shown to increase functional connectivity within the HPM network [7]. Effects of multiple-day electromagnetic stimulation were assessed using an object-location memory task that segregated recollection precision from general recollection success. HPM network-targeted stimulation produced lasting (∼24 hr) enhancement of recollection precision, without effects on general success. Canonical neural correlates of recollection [8-10] were also modulated by stimulation. Late-positive evoked potential amplitude and theta-alpha oscillatory power were reduced, suggesting that stimulation can improve memory through enhanced reactivation of detailed visuospatial information at retrieval. The HPM network was thus specifically implicated in the processing of fine-grained memory detail, supporting functional specialization of hippocampal-cortical networks. These findings demonstrate that brain networks can be causally linked to distinct and specific neurocognitive functions and suggest mechanisms for long-lasting changes in memory due to network-targeted stimulation.
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