Short Term Memory Can Be Improved with 1064nm LED-based Transcranial Photobiomodulation (PBM)
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A recent research from the University of Birmingham in the UK and the Beijing Normal University in China concluded that it's possible to improve short term memory with 1064nm LED-based transcranial photobiomodulation (PBM) in normal adults by around 10%.
This study on short term memory from December 2022 compared a single 12-minute treatment with a 1064nm and an 852nm laser light to the left or right side of the forehead. Participants were asked to quickly and accurately tell if the orientation or color of objects displayed on a screen in the cued half of their vision had changed after a short delay.
This research showed that light therapy at 1064nm can improve short term memory, as evidenced by increased occipital-parietal activity in the brain as measured by event-related potentials.
According to the data from the EEG monitoring, the study sample's low and high-performing subgroups responded to the 1064nm stimulation with significant short term memory improvements over those who had received the treatments at a wavelength of 852nm.
The present research wisely considered the effect of tissue heating by the higher 1064nm light wavelength and so they equalized the light delivery from both wavelengths of light delivered equally to the scalp tissue. According to this study, the behavioral and electrophysiological findings with 1064nm transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) were not explained by heating. While the electrophysiological measures produced marginal significance, the subjects' own perception of the difference between the two treatment modalities was no more significant than chance (p.5).
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Did you know that the Neuradiant 1070 is the first and only 1070nm self-administered transcranial photobiomodulation device with 4-quadrant control on the market?
Neuronic is already using the 1070nm wavelength range spoken about in these studies about short term memory, which represents the next generation of transcranial photobiomodulation (PBM) technology, based on the research, the unit that can safely and reliably offer home-based, self-administered, and affordable photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment. This technology offers real hope to people dealing with a wide range of neurodegenerative, chronic pain, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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