Electric Brain Stimulation Can Improve Dexterity
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 19:42
in Biology & Nature
Applying electrical stimulation to the scalp and the underlying motor regions of the brain could make you more skilled at delicate tasks. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that a non-invasive brain-stimulation technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), is able to improve the use of a person’s non-dominant hand. read more
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