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Re:Inside the Strange New World of DIY Brain Stimulation by goodbyegti on Friday May 09, 2014 @06:17AM (#7720118)
The electric field for stimulation threshold is typically quoted as 100V/m. There's no chance of achieving that within the brain using the 9V battery and skin contact approach!
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Re:Inside the Strange New World of DIY Brain Stimulation by TTPrograms on Friday May 09, 2014 @11:49AM (#7721497)
That's sort of the idea. Triggering stimulation would be akin to electro-shock therapy. The idea as I've seen it stated is to apply slight voltages that inhibit or encourage normal firing.
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