Boston: (Web Desk) Alzheimer's disease has become a challenge for the whole world at this time and various trials are ongoing to treat it. Scientists believe that light and sound can reduce the severity of this painful disease. Is.
In memory weakness (Alzheimer's), there are small changes in a person's life habits, mood, and behavior, which if not paid attention to, turn into Alzheimer's disease, which is an incurable disease.
According to a study published in the Public Library of Science One, the therapy has been shown to be beneficial in early experiments. However, it has only been tested on a few patients. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Lai Hoe Tsai and his colleagues have researched it for seven years.
In the research, it was said that the harmful proteins formed in the brain are the cause of Alzheimer's. Experts put special light beams on the mice and when they played some sounds, the harmful proteins started to decrease. and found suitable for treatment.
The rats then tested the therapy on 43 patients at the hospital, which they called Gamma EN Training Using Sensory Simulation (JENS), meaning they were exposed to lights and sounds for short periods of time while receiving EEG signals from the brain. But in healthy individuals, as well as Alzheimer's and epilepsy patients, it was found that many parts of the brain tune into a frequency of 40 Hz.
Further research revealed that light and sound of this frequency are very important because it is not only activating the sensory areas, but also the amygdala, hippocampus, and insula.
Another experiment involved 15 people with early-stage Alzheimer's. They were given a device to take home and use for one hour a day, which included a 40 Hz light-emitting LED and a sound-emitting iPad tablet and speaker. watched the video on an iPad while being illuminated by LED lights, after three months there was a clear difference in the disease of those who heard 40 Hz light and sound.
After they were further tested with memory tests and other items, such patients began to sleep slightly more contented and restfully, and even their daily performance began to improve. Experts say that in the next phase, it will be tested on a larger number of patients.