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S3E6 - Hongi Ngo: Exploring Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation

S3E6 - Hongi Ngo: Exploring Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation23 Aug 202549 min

We're joined by Hongi Ngo, who developed a revolutionary technique for manipulating sleep oscillations during his PhD. Closed-loop Auditory Stimulation (CLAS), which uses bursts of pink noise which are carefully timed to a particular phase of an existing brain oscillation to either boost or dampen the target oscillation. It has been used to selectively strengthen or weaken memories, improve the immune response, reduce epileptic seizures, and even potentially to slow down age relat...