Posts Tagged ‘tDCS’
Are you familiar with these research findings and technologies revolutionizing Brain & Mental Health?
___________________________________ Try adding 3 and 8 in your head. That was easy. Now, trying adding 33 and 88. That was probably more difficult. Finally, try adding 333 and 888. Time for SharpBrains’ October e‑newsletter, this time discussing a range of research findings and technologies revolutionizing brain and mental health. New thinking about cognition, brain and mind: Study suggests the…
Read MoreStudy: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can reduce fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
_______________ Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Shown to Reduce Fatigue Associated with Multiple Sclerosis (NYU Lagone Health press release): “People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who underwent a non-invasive form of electrical brain stimulation experienced significant reductions in fatigue, a common and often debilitating symptom of the disease
Read MoreDebate: In the field of neurostimulation, what comes first, Published Research or Patents?
The Brain-Zapping Olympians (The Ringer): “Gaining jacked-up physical powers from frontal-lobe-electrifying headgear sounds like a half-baked superhero origin story. It’s also a premise that athletes are buying as reality. NBA players and Olympians are wearing a brain-stimulation device called Halo Sport in an attempt to transform into champions.
Read MoreUpdate: Survey of scientific, technological & market trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age
—– Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter exploring the latest digital brain health technologies, neuroscience findings and insights for lifelong brain health and mental health. New tools: Survey of key scientific, technological and investment trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age Is Your iPhone Really Frying Your Brain? Five Things You Need To Know The Canadian…
Read MoreTrend: Consumers experiment with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with no regulatory oversight
Students Zap Their Brains For a Boost, For Better Or Worse (NPR): “Last October, Matt Herich was listening to the news while he drove door to door delivering pizzas. A story came on the radio about a technology that sends an electric current through your brain to possibly make you better at
Read MoreScientists call for regulations for brain stimulation devices sold directly to consumers
———- Brain-Zapping Gadgets Need Regulation, Say Scientists and (Some) Manufacturers (IEEE Spectrum): “Just a few years ago, the idea of electrically stimulating your brain in the comfort of your own home would have sounded pretty weird, and probably like a bad idea. But the practice of brain-zapping—in particular, an easy-to-pull-off technique called transcranial direct current stimulation…
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