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DIY Brain Enhancement or Frankenstein?

2014-09-02

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Would you experiment with your brain? Perhaps there's a Dr. Frankenstein in us all.

Introducing Victoria | Frankenstein, MD - Episode 1 http://youtu.be/M4Xg_enWRTk?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOpqIeRp2uV2pEkQ7MLom6YA

Real-Life Frankenstein from It's Okay To Be Smart http://youtu.be/cGDdYUbfTtE

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References:

Baker, J. M., Rorden, C., & Fridriksson, J. (2010). Using transcranial direct-current stimulation to treat stroke patients with aphasia. Stroke, 41(6), 1229-1236.

Boggio, P. S., Rigonatti, S. P., Ribeiro, R. B., Myczkowski, M. L., Nitsche, M. A., Pascual-Leone, A., & Fregni, F. (2008). A randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the efficacy of cortical direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression. The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology,11(02), 249-254. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1706056&fileId=s1461145707007833

DosSantos, M. F., Love, T. M., Martikainen, I. K., Nascimento, T. D., Fregni, F., Cummiford, C., ... & DaSilva, A. F. (2012). Immediate effects of tDCS on the μ-opioid system of a chronic pain patient. Frontiers in psychiatry, 3. http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00093/full

Fridriksson, J., Baker, J. M., & Moser, D. (2009). Cortical mapping of naming errors in aphasia. Human brain mapping, 30(8), 2487-2498. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827307/

Fregni, F., Boggio, P. S., Nitsche, M., Bermpohl, F., Antal, A., Feredoes, E., ... & Pascual-Leone, A. (2005). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory. Experimental Brain Research,166(1), 23-30. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/7745540_Anodal_transcranial_direct_current_stimulation_of_prefrontal_cortex_enhances_working_memory/file/9fcfd50a3483033595.pdf

Schlaug, G., Renga, V., & Nair, D. (2008). Transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke recovery. Archives of neurology, 65(12), 1571-1576. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779259/

Sironi, V. A. (2011). Origin and evolution of deep brain stimulation. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157831/

Wilson, T. D., Reinhard, D. A., Westgate, E. C., Gilbert, D. T., Ellerbeck, N., Hahn, C., ... & Shaked, A. (2014). Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind. Science, 345(6192), 75-77. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6192/75

And a fantastic tDCS story from RadioLab http://www.radiolab.org/story/9-volt-nirvana/

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