Brain Zapping Improves Math Ability 202
sciencehabit writes "If you are one of the 20% of healthy adults who struggle with basic arithmetic, simple tasks like splitting the dinner bill can be excruciating. Now, a new study suggests that a gentle, painless electrical current applied to the brain can boost math performance for up to 6 months. Researchers don't fully understand how it works, however, and there could be side effects." We've covered various other potential benefits to having your brain shocked.
When I was in school, they had something like this (Score:2, Interesting)
Not a "gentle, painless electrical current applied to the brain ", more like a smack round the head.
Student performance often improved dramatically, and no permanent damage seemed to be done.
mA=volts?? (Score:5, Interesting)
from the article...
"The electrical current slowly ramped up to about 1 milliamp—a tiny fraction of the voltage of an AA battery—"
Perhaps the article writer could benefit from this electroshock therapy as well....
uhh (Score:5, Interesting)
perhaps the subject should just increase their electrolye intake instead of being electrocuted.
Proper electrolyte balance make the brain run smooth.