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If there's no side effects of long-term usage, I wonder how much power this needs - could you make a hat of some sort to just constantly provide the jolts to of

If there's no side effects of long-term usage, I wonder how much power this needs - could you make a hat of some sort to just constantly provide the jolts to offset the limited duration of the benefits? Perhaps the 90s dream of "space helmets" will come to fruition.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
Google “darpa tDCS”. It’s been used to improve sniper performance by the DoD. TLDR Low levels of current introduced through the brain increases synaptic plasticity.
modzu 8y ago
in my neuroscience days there were some students who literally attached wet 9 volt batteries to their heads while studying :) this was inspired by work on EBS. i cannot say if it helped.
Junk_Collector 7y ago
Stimulation doesn't need a lot of power, transcranial has been a topic of research for a long time. If you do it incorrectly, however your nervous system will build up an immunity by learning to ignore the external signals.
- WalterGR 7y ago
  If you do it incorrectly, however your nervous system will build up an immunity by learning to ignore the external signals. That sounds interesting. Where can I learn more?
  - Junk_Collector 7y ago
    Sorry this is such a late reply. The best publications I've found on this topic came from St. Jude Medical Research (The private medical device manufacturer not to be confused with the Hospital Chain) and it related to their line of neuro-stimulation devices back when they were still in development. I'm having trouble finding it right now or I would link some specific papers. The jist of it is that you need to use a psuedo-random modulation or the nervous system will eventually learn to ignore the external signals. Is applied at pretty much all levels of the nervous system from pain receptors to the brain but not at the same rate of developing immunity. The Army Human Factors group has published a lot of material specific to various types of electrical/magnetic cranial stimulation. You can find some excellent stuff on DTIC.

toomuchtodo 8y ago

Google “darpa tDCS”. It’s been used to improve sniper performance by the DoD. TLDR Low levels of current introduced through the brain increases synaptic plasticity.

modzu 8y ago

in my neuroscience days there were some students who literally attached wet 9 volt batteries to their heads while studying :) this was inspired by work on EBS. i cannot say if it helped.

Junk_Collector 7y ago

Stimulation doesn't need a lot of power, transcranial has been a topic of research for a long time. If you do it incorrectly, however your nervous system will build up an immunity by learning to ignore the external signals.

WalterGR 7y ago
If you do it incorrectly, however your nervous system will build up an immunity by learning to ignore the external signals. That sounds interesting. Where can I learn more?
- Junk_Collector 7y ago
  Sorry this is such a late reply. The best publications I've found on this topic came from St. Jude Medical Research (The private medical device manufacturer not to be confused with the Hospital Chain) and it related to their line of neuro-stimulation devices back when they were still in development. I'm having trouble finding it right now or I would link some specific papers. The jist of it is that you need to use a psuedo-random modulation or the nervous system will eventually learn to ignore the external signals. Is applied at pretty much all levels of the nervous system from pain receptors to the brain but not at the same rate of developing immunity. The Army Human Factors group has published a lot of material specific to various types of electrical/magnetic cranial stimulation. You can find some excellent stuff on DTIC.