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ArticleCognitive neurodynamics2025

Resting-state EEG gamma power predicts immediate and delayed recall in healthy adults.

Valerio Manippa, Giorgia Francesca Scaramuzzi, Gaetano Scianatico, Ester Cornacchia, Anna Concetta Spina, Paolo Taurisano, Giancarlo Logroscino, Davide Rivolta

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Article in Cognitive neurodynamics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Valerio ManippaDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3892-5212
Giorgia Francesca ScaramuzziDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Gaetano ScianaticoDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-5471-9145
Ester CornacchiaDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Anna Concetta SpinaDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Paolo TaurisanoDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neurosciences (DiBraiN), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Giancarlo LogroscinoCenter for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Aging Brain, University of Bari Aldo Moro at Pia Fondazione "Cardinale G. Panico", Lecce, Italy.
Davide RivoltaDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.

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Objective: Resting-state EEG (rsEEG) provides insights into neural mechanisms underlying memory by reflecting intrinsic brain activity. This study tested whether rsEEG spectral power and theta-gamma phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) can predict memory performance in healthy adults. Methods: Twenty-four healthy adults participated in two rsEEG recording sessions, followed by memory tests assessing multimodal Working Memory (WM), Immediate Recall (IR), and Delayed Recall (DR). The predictive value of rsEEG spectral power across frequency bands and theta-gamma PAC was analyzed in relation to memory performance. Results: High-gamma (h-γ, 51-100 Hz) power significantly predicted IR and DR, accounting for over 43% of the variance. Temporal and frontal h-γ power positively correlated with memory performance, while posterior h-γ power showed a negative correlation. Temporal low-gamma (30-49 Hz) power positively predicted DR, and posterior and frontal theta power was significantly linked to IR. Other frequency bands showed marginal associations, and theta-gamma PAC had limited predictive value. Conclusions: Spontaneous gamma activity emerged as a key predictor of memory performance in healthy adults, highlighting the role of brain networks in encoding and retrieval processes. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-025-10313-2.

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Brain wavesCognitionLearningNeurophysiologyPsychophysiology

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