Quick, to the rat cave! — Montage Explorer, a search engine for brain…

…and “null results” where an effect fails to replicate) and provide access to the original results and publications, using automated analysis of articles published on noninvasive brain stimulation. via: http://quicktotheratcave.tumblr.com/post/117338017993/montage-explorer-a-search-engine-for-brain… Continue reading

BBC – Future – Concentrate! How to tame a wandering mind (October 2014)

…worst school bully ever repeatedly flicking me on the head.In all, I have two eight-minute-long sessions of magnetic stimulation, each followed by a 12-minute-long session of computer-based training. I also… Continue reading

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Shifts Preference of Moral Judgments

…non-utilitarian, passive decisions (i.e. to avoid harming another person, but in consequence to accept the harm to several people. For context, you might want to examine The Trolley Problem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg… Continue reading

How Could Something So Simple Have All These Effects

A short intro to tDCS from Marom Bikson made for the International Dose-Response Society 2014 conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5jBQbVmb2k More on tDCS (enhancing cognition) from Vincent P Clark. https://youtu.be/ncgk2p4LI3I… Continue reading

Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics

…By administering a compound called anisomycin, which blocks protein synthesis within neurons, immediately after mice had formed a new memory, the researchers were able to prevent the synapses from strengthening…. Continue reading