Direct current brain stimulation improves motor skills

[SW VandeCarr]

A recent study has shown that non-invasive anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex can improve certain newly taught motor skills and those skill gains are retained after 3 months adjusted for time related declines in both treated and control (sham) subjects. Although the subjects were healthy volunteers, the aim of the study was regarding treatment of patients with skill loses due to brain injury.

http://www.pnas.org/content/106/5/1590

In other words, I don't think this treatment is intended to improve performance for some NBA players with poor free throw percentages.

 

[Drakkith]

In other words, I don't think this treatment is intended to improve performance for some NBA players with poor free throw percentages.

Indeed. It seems unlikely that this will help with those who are already near the peak of human ability.