TIL receiving mild electric shocks can help you be better at math up to six months later

theguardian.com
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2 years ago
byeldiscipulototodayilearned

Summary

Students scored higher on mental arithmetic tasks after a five-day course of brain stimulation. Researchers led by Roi Cohen Kadosh zapped students' brains with a technique called transcranial random noise stimulation (TRNS) The improvement lasted for six months after the course of stimulation.
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6 Comments

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theonesource
2 years ago
I can't imagine this feels very good
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eldiscipuloOP
2 years ago
Probably worth it if you need to pass a midterm
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theonesource
2 years ago
I would wonder if it's any better than just studying lol
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eldiscipuloOP
2 years ago
Probably about the same honestly
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throwschen
2 years ago
Math teachers hate this one trick!
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eldiscipuloOP
2 years ago
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