Students Zap Their Brains For a Boost, For Better Or Worse

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The neurotechnology is called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS for short. At its simplest, the method involves a device that uses little more than a 9-volt battery and some electrodes to send a low-intensity electrical current to a targeted area of the brain, typically via a headset. More...