Can electricity-based brain stimulation harness neuroplasticity safely?

By SharpBrains | July 11, 2013

DIY Brain Stim­u­la­tion Rais­es Con­cerns (Med­scape Today): “Recent increased inter­est in the elec­tric­i­­ty-based brain stim­u­la­tion method of tran­scra­nial direct-cur­rent stim­u­la­tion (tDCS) as a means of improv­ing cog­ni­tive abil­i­ty has some experts rais­ing con­cerns about the neu­roeth­i­cal issues sur­round­ing the tech­nique — par­tic­u­lar­ly its ease of use as a make-it-your­­self home device… Those wish­ing to play it…

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Can Direct Brain Stimulation Boost Performance?

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | March 17, 2011 |

Neu­rons in the brain trans­mit infor­ma­tion by exchang­ing elec­tri­cal and chem­i­cal sig­nals. What would hap­pen if these elec­tri­cal sig­nals were trans­formed by apply­ing an exter­nal cur­rent? Could this help boost brain func­tions? In this arti­cle, Tran­scra­nial direct cur­rent stim­u­la­tion (tDCS) is report­ed to help peo­ple solve brain-teasers. In the study weak cur­rents altered the activity…

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