Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation

The neural underpinnings of working memory (WM) have been of continuous scientific interest for decades. As the understanding of WM progresses and new theories, such as the distributed view of WM, develop, the need to advance the methods used to study WM also arises. This perspective discusses how b...

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Main Authors: Phivos Phylactou, Nikos Konstantinou, Edward F. Ester
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1504783/full
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description The neural underpinnings of working memory (WM) have been of continuous scientific interest for decades. As the understanding of WM progresses and new theories, such as the distributed view of WM, develop, the need to advance the methods used to study WM also arises. This perspective discusses how building from the state-of-the-art in the field of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and utilising cortico-cortical TMS, may pave the way for testing some of the predictions proposed by the distributed WM view. Further, after briefly discussing current barriers that need to be overcome for implementing cortico-cortical TMS for WM research, examples of how cortico-cortical TMS may be employed in the context of WM research are provided, guided by the ongoing debate on the sensory recruitment framework.
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spelling doaj-art-88ea06db88474313befb7eb5fc2f3f3a2024-12-09T06:28:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612024-12-011810.3389/fnhum.2024.15047831504783Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulationPhivos Phylactou0Phivos Phylactou1Phivos Phylactou2Nikos Konstantinou3Edward F. Ester4Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physical Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CanadaThe Gray Centre for Mobility and Activity, Parkwood Institute, London, ON, CanadaFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, CyprusFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, CyprusDepartment of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United StatesThe neural underpinnings of working memory (WM) have been of continuous scientific interest for decades. As the understanding of WM progresses and new theories, such as the distributed view of WM, develop, the need to advance the methods used to study WM also arises. This perspective discusses how building from the state-of-the-art in the field of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and utilising cortico-cortical TMS, may pave the way for testing some of the predictions proposed by the distributed WM view. Further, after briefly discussing current barriers that need to be overcome for implementing cortico-cortical TMS for WM research, examples of how cortico-cortical TMS may be employed in the context of WM research are provided, guided by the ongoing debate on the sensory recruitment framework.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1504783/fullworking memorytranscranial magnetic stimulationccPASpaired associative stimulationcortico-corticalsensory recruitment
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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transcranial magnetic stimulation
ccPAS
paired associative stimulation
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sensory recruitment
title Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
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title_fullStr Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
title_full_unstemmed Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
title_short Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
title_sort advancing working memory research through cortico cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation
topic working memory
transcranial magnetic stimulation
ccPAS
paired associative stimulation
cortico-cortical
sensory recruitment
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