Update: Aldis wrote in a comment: To clarify the takeaway message: we weren’t actually training fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence has been shown to rely on fundamental cognitive abilities like working… Continue reading
…at a water park; pleasant and entertaining, yet not too intense. I continued to take notes on my reactions as Sumon worked on his computer. It was like a comfortable… Continue reading
…tDCS as a tool to fight depression, which in my opinion, has come closest so far to a verifiable effect borne out by much clinical research. My point is simply… Continue reading
…executive processing. However, no randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study has looked at the effects of tDCS on a comprehensive battery of cognitive processes. The objective of this study was to test… Continue reading
…brain stimulation can be combined with motor therapy to maximize neuroplasticity and behavioral changes is unknown. We conducted a randomized sham-controlled crossover trial to examine when (before, during, or after… Continue reading
…features in comparison to the device his company makes and I thought you might find it interesting. Not sure how much has changed since this was written. There are presently… Continue reading
…can alert him when the 20 minutes are up. When he comes back into the room, I think he must have forgotten something. It feels like only five minutes, but… Continue reading
Also, if you live in the Boston area, Thync is recruiting for alpha-testing. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AlphaRecruitment Alcohol and coffee are about to get competition from a set of electrodes you wear on… Continue reading
…the bipolar research community and basically comes away from the experience hypothesizing what sounds like a conspiracy. Wait, big pharma and medical device companies manipulating the market to ensure maximum… Continue reading
…TES (transcranial electric stimulation) well. In the present study, we tested the tolerability (safety) and compliance, compared to sham, of two common tES approaches having a current density < 2… Continue reading
…montages and small, EEG-compatible electrodes, complemented by advanced biophysical models.” Dr. Marom Bikson, “Targeting transcranial Electrical Stimulation using EEG: The scalp space approach” “…Next, how to optimize tES based on… Continue reading
…New York City College, Robin realized there was a need in the research community for a place to source brain stimulation supplies. Shortly after leaving a position in product development… Continue reading
[Update 1/17/13] tDCS for Mood Enhancement; Stimulation Causes Euphoric Opioids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CZE6fq2nnk We met Anthony of GetLimitless.com, earlier on the blog. Here’s his recent YouTube update. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6yNT5dhzjE … Continue reading
…emerges. https://twitter.com/jamiethync/status/662010028325543936 https://twitter.com/jamiethync/status/662137266727424000 https://twitter.com/jamiethync/status/661992842227818496 I haven’t seen any word of this on their site or Twitter, but it appears Thync is set to launch new ‘vibes’. It’s also possible… Continue reading
…neuroscience and brain-computer interfacing, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue development of the tDCS Shield. Very interesting! A successful ‘maker’ lab with previous EEG device success (32 channel,… Continue reading