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Dr. Emily Nakamura
Harvard Medical School
MemoryfMRI
Prof. James Miller
MIT
Neural CircuitsAI
Dr. Aisha Patel
Stanford
ComputationalBCI
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Dr. Emily Nakamura
Harvard

Studies how memories form and consolidate during sleep using fMRI. Recent work shows neural oscillation patterns predict next-day recall accuracy in elderly patients with early cognitive decline.

Key Finding

Theta oscillations during REM sleep increased memory consolidation by 34% β€” published 2024, first-author.

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I found your work fascinating and groundbreaking.
I read your 2024 paper on theta oscillations. The 34% improvement in memory consolidation surprised me because...
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