Mimicking slow wave sleep to enhance plasticity in the elderly human brain

与老龄化有关的认知和运动障碍具有重大的社会和经济影响。该项目将解决这一下降的主要驱动因素。大脑功能下降与睡眠不足有因果关系。使用非侵入性脑刺激，睡眠对维持认知和运动功能很重要的方面将被模仿，而不需要人们睡觉。这将提供一种新的方法来提高可塑性，并将有助于改善整个生命的大脑健康。

Cognitive and motor impairments associated with ageing have a major social and economic impact. This project will address a major driver of this decline. Brain functional decline is causally linked to poor sleep. Using non-invasive brain stimulation aspects of sleep important for maintaining cognitive and motor function will be mimicked, without the need for people to sleep. This will provide a new means to boost plasticity, and will assist in improving brain health throughout life.