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Recent work suggests that focal limbic slow oscillations may provide a target for transcranial electrical stimulation (TES). This study evaluated the feasibility of low-intensity, limbic-targeted TES during sleep and its effects on sleep architecture in healthy adults. A total of 17 healthy participants completed a sham-controlled intervention using an at-home TES device. Stimulation was synchronized with N2 onset, and an overnight electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded. Sleep stage durations and proportions were compared between TES and off conditions. Limbic-targeted TES was associated with longer total sleep time than the off condition. A repeated-measures ANOVA demonstrated a significant main effect of condition without a significant condition \u00d7 sleep-stage interaction. Planned pairwise comparisons showed longer absolute N3 and REM sleep durations during TES, whereas only REM increased as a proportion of total sleep time. Participants tolerated the device well, and blinding was maintained. Limbic-targeted TES was feasible to administer during sleep in a natural home environment and was associated with increased total sleep time. These findings provide preliminary evidence of sleep-architecture modulation and support further investigation in larger studies and clinical populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This article is part of the discussion meeting issue \u2018Digital healthcare for the management of functional neurological disorders\u2019.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1098\/rstb.2024.0466","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T07:07:59Z","timestamp":1789628879000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["At-home limbic-targeted transcranial electrical stimulation during sleep: a feasibility study in healthy adults"],"prefix":"10.1098","volume":"381","author":[{"given":"Kyle","family":"Morgan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6437-5464","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Phan","family":"Luu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon 2 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roma","family":"Shusterman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon 2 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Damian","family":"Persico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexei","family":"Doncov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shijing","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon 2 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Steven","family":"Shofner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon 2 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Don","family":"Tucker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company 1 , Eugene, OR, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon 2 , Eugene, OR, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"175","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026091703075299200_RSTB20240466C1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"114","DOI":"10.1038\/nrn2762","article-title":"The memory function of sleep","volume":"11","author":"Diekelmann","year":"2010","journal-title":"Nat. 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