Aneesha S Nilakantan1, M-Marsel Mesulam1, Sandra Weintraub1, Erica L Karp1, Stephen VanHaerents1, Joel L Voss2. 1. From the Departments of Medical Social Sciences (A.S.N., E.L.K., J.L.V.), Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology (M.-M.M., S.V., J.L.V.), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.W., J.L.V.), Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (A.S.N., M.-M.M., S.W.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. 2. From the Departments of Medical Social Sciences (A.S.N., E.L.K., J.L.V.), Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology (M.-M.M., S.V., J.L.V.), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.W., J.L.V.), Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (A.S.N., M.-M.M., S.W.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. joel-voss@northwestern.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test whether targeting hippocampal-cortical brain networks with high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation in older adults influences behavioral and neural measures characteristic of age-related memory impairment. METHODS: Fifteen adults aged 64 to 80 years (mean = 72 years) completed a single-blind, sham-controlled experiment. Stimulation targets in parietal cortex were determined based on fMRI connectivity with the hippocampus. Recollection and recognition memory were assessed after 5 consecutive daily sessions of full-intensity stimulation vs low-intensity sham stimulation using a within-subjects crossover design. Neural correlates of recollection and recognition memory formation were obtained via fMRI, measured within the targeted hippocampal-cortical network vs a control frontal-parietal network. These outcomes were measured approximately 24 hours after the final stimulation session. RESULTS: Recollection was specifically impaired in older adults compared to a young-adult control sample at baseline. Relative to sham, stimulation improved recollection to a greater extent than recognition. Stimulation increased recollection fMRI signals throughout the hippocampal-cortical network, including at the targeted location of the hippocampus. Effects of stimulation on fMRI recollection signals were greater than those for recognition and were greater in the targeted network compared to the control network. CONCLUSIONS: Age-related recollection impairments were causally related to hippocampal-cortical network function in older adults. Stimulation selectively modified neural and behavioral hallmarks of age-related memory impairment, indicating effective engagement of memory intervention targets in older adults.
OBJECTIVE: To test whether targeting hippocampal-cortical brain networks with high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation in older adults influences behavioral and neural measures characteristic of age-related memory impairment. METHODS: Fifteen adults aged 64 to 80 years (mean = 72 years) completed a single-blind, sham-controlled experiment. Stimulation targets in parietal cortex were determined based on fMRI connectivity with the hippocampus. Recollection and recognition memory were assessed after 5 consecutive daily sessions of full-intensity stimulation vs low-intensity sham stimulation using a within-subjects crossover design. Neural correlates of recollection and recognition memory formation were obtained via fMRI, measured within the targeted hippocampal-cortical network vs a control frontal-parietal network. These outcomes were measured approximately 24 hours after the final stimulation session. RESULTS: Recollection was specifically impaired in older adults compared to a young-adult control sample at baseline. Relative to sham, stimulation improved recollection to a greater extent than recognition. Stimulation increased recollection fMRI signals throughout the hippocampal-cortical network, including at the targeted location of the hippocampus. Effects of stimulation on fMRI recollection signals were greater than those for recognition and were greater in the targeted network compared to the control network. CONCLUSIONS: Age-related recollection impairments were causally related to hippocampal-cortical network function in older adults. Stimulation selectively modified neural and behavioral hallmarks of age-related memory impairment, indicating effective engagement of memory intervention targets in older adults.
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