Re:Overnight Brain Stimulation Improves Memory
by onemoresoop on Monday August 20, 2018 @11:01AM
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ECT(Electroconvulsive therapy) is already a thing - it is used for various treatments for depression and seizures. It consists of small electric currents passing through the brain which is very similar to brain stimulation, the only difference is that he first one is a medical procedure while the latter is, as of now, more like a brain hack. I wouldn't recommend anyone doing it without knowing the risks involved.
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Re:Overnight Brain Stimulation Improves Memory
by inetsee on Monday August 20, 2018 @11:53AM
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I don't think it's accurate to describe ECT as using small electric currents. The very name says that the procedure induces convulsions.
From Wikipedia: "ECT is often used with informed consent as a last line of intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. ECT machines have been placed in the Class II category (special controls) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1976." (Emphasis mine.)