title: Brain stimulation improves associative memory in an individual with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
abstract: In patients with cognitive deficits, brain stimulation has been shown to restore cognition ( Miniussi et al., 2008 , Brain Stimulation, 1, 326). The aim of this study was to assess whether repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) could improve memory performance in an individual with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI). Stimulation of the left parietal cortex increased accuracy in an association memory task, and this improvement was still significant 24 weeks after stimulation began. These findings indicate that rTMS to the left parietal cortex improved memory performance in aMCI.
authors: San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni, 4, 25125 Brescia, Italy. mcotelli@fatebenefratelli.it
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Cotelli
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Calabria
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Manenti
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: Rosini
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Maioli
authors: Orazio
authors: O
authors: Zanetti
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Miniussi
mesh_terms: D001245:Association Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*