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Enhancing working memories using repetitive TMS

Working memory, the ability to retain and manipulate information no longer present in the environment, is fundamental for goal-directed behavior (Baddeley, 2012; Baddeley & Hitch, 1974; D'Esposito, 2007; D'Esposito & Postle, 2015). Alpha oscillations (~8-12 Hz) have two apparently contradictory roles in working memory. Alpha activity gates irrelevant information through inhibition, a role…

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