How brain stimulation can boost memory if paired with learning

How brain stimulation can boost memory if paired with learning

  • March 22, 2018
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How brain stimulation can boost memory if paired with learning

In 47 CE, Scribonius Largus, court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius, described in his Compositiones a method for treating chronic migraines: place torpedo fish on the scalps of patients to ease their pain with electric shocks. Largus was on the right path; our brains are comprised of electrical signals that influence how brain cells communicate with each other and in turn affect cognitive processes such as memory, emotion and attention.

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