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ArticleThe European journal of neuroscience2025

Stimulating the Stimulated Cortex-Frontocortical Anodal Electric Stimulation Combined With Closed-Loop Acoustic Stimulation During Sleep Impairs Memory in Subjects With High Cognitive Ability.

T Hausdorf, A Ferdinand, P Koo-Poeggel, M Mölle, M Bazhenov, L Marshall

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Article in The European journal of neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

T HausdorfInstitute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
A FerdinandInstitute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
P Koo-PoeggelInstitute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
M MölleCenter of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
M BazhenovDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
L MarshallInstitute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9118-3962

Funding

Integrated Biophysical and Neural Model of Electrical Stimulation EffectsR01NS109553 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BAZHENOV, MAKSIM V, HALGREN, ERIC · 2019 to 2023
$4.4M
Role of coordinated multi-area reactivations during transitions between automatic and flexible behaviors.RF1NS132913 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI BAZHENOV, MAKSIM V, BERKE, JOSHUA D · 2023 to 2023
$3.0M
CRCNS: Neural computations underlying sequence memory consolidation in sleepR01MH125557 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BAZHENOV, MAKSIM V · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MA 2053/11-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MA 2053/12-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MA 2053/9-1National Science Foundation 2223839NIH HHS 1R01MH125557NIH HHS 1R01NS109553NIH HHS RF1NS132913NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH125557NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS109553NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS132913US-German Collaboration in Computational Neuroscience 01GQ1706US-German Collaboration in Computational Neuroscience IIS-1724405
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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of simultaneous anodal transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) and closed-loop acoustic stimulation (CLAS) during slow-wave sleep on memory consolidation and neural oscillations. In this experiment, anodal tDCS was used to modulate cortical excitability, aiming to alter the brain state and investigate the resultant impact of CLAS-induced effects on sleep electroencephalography and overnight memory consolidation. Twenty participants (aged 18-30) completed two experimental nights involving either CLAS alone or tDCS combined with CLAS (AmodCLAS). Offline detected spontaneous SOs were shifted toward negative potential values by AmodCLAS, SO duration was increased, and density decreased. AmodCLAS also decreased sleep efficiency and REM sleep in the second part of the night. Compared with CLAS alone, AmodCLAS failed to influence memory consolidation across all subjects. However, memory retention of participants with higher fluid intelligence (as measured by Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices) was significantly decreased after AmodCLAS, together with a more pronounced negative shift of SO up-state intervals, yet a weaker reduction in REM sleep. Our findings suggest that individuals with higher cognitive ability exhibit greater susceptibility to sleep-based neuromodulation while possibly possessing greater resilience against sleep perturbance. This highlights the critical role of interindividual cognitive differences in shaping responsiveness to neuromodulation techniques and underscores the need for personalized approaches during such interventions.

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Acoustic StimulationCognitionMemory ConsolidationSleepTranscranial Direct Current StimulationAdolescentAdultElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleSleep, Slow-WaveYoung AdultCLASmemory consolidationREM sleepslow oscillationtDCS

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PMID41042056
PMCPMC12493016

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