Augmented memory: A survey of the approaches to remembering more

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Madan, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancement; Memory; Mnemonics; Neuroethics; Nootropics; Transcranial stimulation

Indexed keywords

MODAFINIL; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PIRACETAM;

ARTICLE; AUGMENTED MEMORY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMORY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RETROSPLENIAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84896972217     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00030     Document Type: Article

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