Electric currents boost brain power

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Connecting a battery across the front of the head has been suggested by researchers from the US National Institutes of Health as a method to enhance verbal skills. This finding has sparked interest in various communities, including extreme sports enthusiasts who may seek to leverage such techniques for performance enhancement. The discussion also touches on the idea that internal martial arts masters may naturally increase bioelectricity in their bodies, potentially achieving similar effects to those produced by the battery connection. The implications of these findings raise questions about the intersection of technology, physical practices, and cognitive enhancement.
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Connecting a battery across the front of the head can boost verbal skills, says a team from the US National Institutes of Health.[continued]
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041025/full/041025-9.html

Great! Wait until the extreme sports folks get ahold of this one. :biggrin:
 
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could you naturally do this?
dont some internal martial arts masters, raise the level of bioelectricity flowing through there body, if so, then maybe this raise of current, would also create the same effect as the battery.
 

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