Flickers and buzzes sweep mouse brains of Alzheimer’s plaques

Memories also improved after a daily dose of fast clicking noises

amyloid-beta plaques

DISAPPERING ACT  Precisely timed lights and sounds reduced amyloid-beta plaques in a mouse brain (left) compared with the brain of a mouse that didn’t receive the treatment (right).

Gabrielle Drummond

Fast clicking sounds can boost brainpower in mice with signs of Alzheimer’s disease.