Researchers hope to use light and sound at specific frequencies to treat Alzheimer’s

Recent research by researchers shows that it will be possible to treat Alzheimer’s disease through light and sound at specific frequencies. Neurotechnology company Cognito Therapeutics, which is a subsidiary of MIT University, was able to use the best treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in phase 3 clinical trials.

According to Tekna’s technology and technology news service, the company’s engineers and researchers designed a headset with the ability to simultaneously stimulate light and sound at a frequency of 40 Hz for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, which was also able to receive the approvals of the US Food and Drug Administration. Preliminary animal and clinical trials show promising results for this technology. In this technology, it is possible to correct the abnormal gamma brain wave activity that occurs in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Of course, recent efforts by repeating the findings of these researchers have been accompanied by contradictions and the main mechanism of this method has been questioned. In this method, a microscope was used to examine the brain of mice during stimulation and compare it with the control groups of mice.

In the preliminary studies, these researchers realized that auditory and auditory stimulation with a frequency of 40 Hz will reduce the accumulation of amyloid beta plaques in the brain. It also changes the activity of microglia cells in the brain. These cells are the first defense system of the central nervous system. Treating them with amyloid-beta proteins will create a powerful inflammatory cascade and clear the damaged and modified nerve tissues.

During the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation inevitably occurs in the brain. On the other hand, creating an electrical activity in the brain as a treatment method has been able to reveal new information about how the disease progresses. There are still unanswered questions about this method, such as what are the long-term effects of this method and whether it can be maintained for a long time or not.