Direct electrical stimulation of the human amygdala enhances recognition memory for objects but not scenes
Krista L. Wahlstrom, Justin M. Campbell, Martina Krisztina Hollearn, James R. Swift, Markus Adamek, Gansheng Tan, Lou T. Blanpain, Tao Xie, Tyler Davis, Peter Brunner, Stephan B. Hamann, Amir M. Arain, Lawrence N. Eisenman, John David Rolston, Shervin Rahimpour, , Cory S. Inman
This study uses direct electrical stimulation of the human amygdala to show it enhances object memory but not scene memory, suggesting specificity in memory prioritization.
Communications Biology · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience