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Enhanced learning through electrical stimulation.

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Enhanced learning through electrical stimulation.
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Enhanced learning through electrical stimulation.
March 1, 2016 at 11:31 am
I'm skeptical but it looks interesting.

Quote:"Dr. Matthew Phillips and his team of investigators from HRL's Information & System Sciences Laboratory used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in order to improve learning and skill retention."

http://www.hrl.com/news/2016/0210/

http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/1...00034/full
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RE: Enhanced learning through electrical stimulation.
March 1, 2016 at 2:38 pm
A variation on giving near lethal electrical shocks to ascertain how far grad students will follow authority figures ?

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RE: Enhanced learning through electrical stimulation.
March 1, 2016 at 4:07 pm
If applied to my rectum do you think it would improve it's retentive abilities? Become better at discerning between liquid and gas?
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