Effects of Gamma-tACS on Memory and Sleep

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

11

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 28, 2023

Primary Completion Date

December 28, 2023

Study Completion Date

December 28, 2023

Conditions
Transcranial Alternating Current StimulationAgingCognitive DeclineMemorySleep
Interventions
DEVICE

Gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation

tACS (gamma frequency, 40Hz) during cognitive testing (about 40 minutes duration).

DEVICE

Control transcranial alternating current stimulation

tACS (control frequency, 21Hz) during cognitive testing (about 40 minutes duration).

DEVICE

EEG headband

At-home, ambulatory, single-channel EEG headband which records brain activity during sleep

DEVICE

Actigraphy wristband

At-home, ambulatory, wrist-worn accelerometer which records levels of motor activity during the whole day

Trial Locations (1)

27516

Carolina Center for Neurostimulation, Chapel Hill

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER