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Ahh, was hoping it was a device that delivered minimal tDCS. Does such a device exist?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_direct-current_stimulation http:

Ahh, was hoping it was a device that delivered minimal tDCS. Does such a device exist?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_direct-current_stimulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_direct-current_sti...

icelancer 12y ago
http://www.foc.us/ http://www.foc.us/ Foc.us does. I have one. Works well. EDIT: Downvoted for providing a link? I don't work for Foc.us or anything.
- neverminder 12y ago
  It's target market seem to be gamers, but I was just wondering are there any other positive effects that a software engineer would benefit from, besides memory?
  - icelancer 12y ago
    I'm not much of a gamer besides the occasional game of League/DotA; I use it primarily while coding/reading/writing.
- meowface 12y ago
  This sounds very interesting. I understand this has been approved as "safe", and I doubt it would ever lead to death or harm, but I wonder what the long term effects of frequent brain stimulation could be. It could be good effects, but it could also be bad. I don't believe any longitudinal study has been done on something like this. How do you feel while you're using it?
  - icelancer 12y ago
    It doesn't seem to produce any acute effects. The research I've read before buying this seems to indicate it's a chronic effect over time. Unfortunately I don't have the patience to really do a sham/active test cycle, so I've been just alternating pulse/continuous/random cycles 3-4 times per week, 10-20 minutes per session. Anecdotally it seems to work well. My major reason for investing into tDCS was to improve working memory, as I strongly believe I was rapidly deteriorating in that realm despite near-abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. In that regard, it seems to work well, but it could easily be a placebo effect from wearing a cool helmet. If I had to guess I'd say I'm 75% confident that foc.us has had a material positive effect on my working memory and cognitive functions. I can't say I am 90-95% confident and I'm not sure I ever will be, since doing a rigorous test is near impossible without a partner controlling the sham effects, and even then it's for personal use and not a research study so to speak. Not sure I would enthusiastically recommend it but the research out there points in a solid - if not dramatic - direction.
- tdaltonc 12y ago
  Who has a hard time focusing on video games?

icelancer 12y ago

http://www.foc.us/ http://www.foc.us/ Foc.us does. I have one. Works well. EDIT: Downvoted for providing a link? I don't work for Foc.us or anything.

neverminder 12y ago
It's target market seem to be gamers, but I was just wondering are there any other positive effects that a software engineer would benefit from, besides memory?
- icelancer 12y ago
  I'm not much of a gamer besides the occasional game of League/DotA; I use it primarily while coding/reading/writing.
meowface 12y ago
This sounds very interesting. I understand this has been approved as "safe", and I doubt it would ever lead to death or harm, but I wonder what the long term effects of frequent brain stimulation could be. It could be good effects, but it could also be bad. I don't believe any longitudinal study has been done on something like this. How do you feel while you're using it?
- icelancer 12y ago
  It doesn't seem to produce any acute effects. The research I've read before buying this seems to indicate it's a chronic effect over time. Unfortunately I don't have the patience to really do a sham/active test cycle, so I've been just alternating pulse/continuous/random cycles 3-4 times per week, 10-20 minutes per session. Anecdotally it seems to work well. My major reason for investing into tDCS was to improve working memory, as I strongly believe I was rapidly deteriorating in that realm despite near-abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. In that regard, it seems to work well, but it could easily be a placebo effect from wearing a cool helmet. If I had to guess I'd say I'm 75% confident that foc.us has had a material positive effect on my working memory and cognitive functions. I can't say I am 90-95% confident and I'm not sure I ever will be, since doing a rigorous test is near impossible without a partner controlling the sham effects, and even then it's for personal use and not a research study so to speak. Not sure I would enthusiastically recommend it but the research out there points in a solid - if not dramatic - direction.
tdaltonc 12y ago
Who has a hard time focusing on video games?