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Re:Transcranial Stimulation Shows Promise in Speeding Up Lea... by disgruntledphd2 on Saturday November 26, 2011 @04:01AM (#3279461)
It definitely is a very interesting finding, but if it wasn't placebo controlled, then its not really demonstrating anything. Bear in mind that deep brain stimulation is placebo responsive, which suggests that this could be easily too. That being said, the structural changes are quite interesting. I suppose i'll have to wait for the full paper, and there's no mention of sample size in the article either.
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Re:Transcranial Stimulation Shows Promise in Speeding Up Lea... by farinasa on Saturday November 26, 2011 @04:12AM (#3279473)
"The researchers reported that TDCS gave a six-times baseline boost to the amplitude of a brain wave generated in response to stimulating a sensory nerve in the arm. The boost was not seen when mock TDCS was used, which produced a similar sensation on the scalp, but was ineffective in exciting brain tissue."

This seems to indicate that it was placebo controlled, but I am also interested to see the published paper.

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