Do-It-Yourself Brain Stimulation Has Scientists Worried 311
Freshly Exhumed writes "Dave Siever always fancied himself as something of a musician, but also realized he did not necessarily sing or play in perfect key. Then he strapped on the electrodes of a device made by his Edmonton company, and zapped his brain's auditory cortex with a mild dose of electricity. The result, he claims, was a dramatic improvement in his ability to hear pitch, including the sour notes he produced himself. 'Now I tune everything and I practise my singing over and over and over again, because I'm more sensitive to it.' Mr. Siever was not under the supervision of a doctor or psychologist, and nor is he one himself. He is part of an extraordinary trend that has amateur enthusiasts excited, and some scientists deeply nervous: do-it-yourself brain stimulation." With studies suggesting that small doses of electricity can: increase your memory, help you learn new tasks, make you better at math, turn you into a sniper in minutes, and most importantly make the ugly seem attractive, we can expect a lot of brain zapping in the next few years.
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Here [mindalive.com] is the company referenced in the article.
About $200 - $300, depending on the product and functionality. And best of all - it's completely [medical device] unregulated!
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Re:Republicans should "go for it" (Score:5, Informative)
I always wondered how stupid a person would have to be to think that one side of the government loves them more than the other.
Can you please post your IQ?
Re:Republicans should "go for it" (Score:5, Informative)
The GOP is an opt in grouping of individuals based upon having similar views. These views include disbelief in climate change and skepticism science in general[...]
Citation needed - their platform is here, and contains none of the things you claim it contains:
http://www.gop.com/2012-republican-platform_home/ [gop.com]
No, I'm not a Republican, I'm just sick of seeing shit slung at political groups without supporting evidence.
Re:Which part of the brain do you need to zap to (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6169924 [google.co.uk]
0.4v, 250ms pulses.
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