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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Itzhak Fried, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nanthia Suthana, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Barbara Knowlton, Los Angeles, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for enhancement of memory. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) implanting intracranial electrodes in a patient, wherein the electrodes are placed selectively at a specific brain site; (2) determining a threshold for eliciting an after-discharge threshold of the patient, and (3) stimulating the electrodes with current set below the after-discharge threshold while the patient is in a particular phase of sleep so as to enhance memory of the patient.