title: Studying frequency processing of the brain to enhance long-term memory and develop a human brain protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The temporal lobe in conjunction with the hippocampus is responsible for memory processing. The gamma wave is involved with this process. To develop a human brain protocol, a better understanding of the relationship between gamma and long-term memory is vital.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A more comprehensive understanding of the human brain and specific analogue waves it uses will support the development of a human brain protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-eight participants aged between 6 and 60 years participated in long-term memory experiments. It is envisaged that the brain could be stimulated through binaural beats (sound frequency) at 40 Hz (gamma) to enhance long-term memory capacity. EEG recordings have been transformed to sound and then to an information standard, namely ASCII.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analysis showed a proportional relationship between long-term memory and gamma activity. Results from EEG recordings indicate a pattern. The pattern was obtained through the de-codification of an EEG recording to sound and then to ASCII.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stimulation of gamma should enhance long term memory capacity. More research is required to unlock the human brains' protocol key. This key will enable the processing of information directly to and from human memory via gamma, the hippocampus and the temporal lobe.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Wernher
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.affiliation: The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Shengzhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Neurofeedback, Lynnwood, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Karlien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013016:Sound; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Electroencephalography (EEG); brain protocol; hippocampus; long-term memory; signal processing