Improving numerosity skills using magnetic fields?

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The discussion centers on the use of strong magnetic fields to influence numerosity skills, referencing a study from the Centre for the Mind. The study indicates that inhibiting specific brain areas with a magnetic field may elucidate how savants exhibit exceptional abilities in narrow domains. However, the application of this technique for practical improvement of numerosity skills is deemed ineffective. The method involves 15 minutes of exposure to a pulsating magnetic field, with effects lasting up to one hour.

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http://www.centreforthemind.com/publications/SavantNumerosity.pdf"
 
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Your title is pretty misleading. The rather strong magnetic field used to inhibit an area of the brain in this study might help understand how the deficits in a savant's brain lead to unusual abilities in very limited areas, but it isn't anything that could be considered practically for improving numerosity.

Do you have some specific question related to the article?
 
I saw this on NGC channel too. It didn't look too impractical. Just 15 minutes of exposure to a strong pulsating magnetic field and the effect will last up to an hour.
 

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