Researchers from the HSE Centre for Cognition & Decision Making and the (Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences conducted a series of experiments in which participants learned to increase through neurofeedback the amount of Alpha waves produced by their brains. The scientists wanted to find out which characteristics of the Alpha bursts participants actually learned to control through
The researchers applied tDCS with tasks which specifically tapped into ‘working memory’ and ‘executive functioning’: the principle was that ‘training’ the brain in regions that are typically poorly performing in schizophrenia would be enhanced by the brain stimulation technique. Professor Sukhwinder Shergill, senior author from the IoPPN at King’s College London, said: ‘Our study is the first of its kind
While much research has shown that exercise can be good for our brains, the link between how physical activity benefits the brain is not clearly understood. In a new study, researchers suggest the link between brain health and exercise could be a product of our evolutionary history and our hunter-gatherer past. Read the original blog post here. Source: www.neurosciencenews.com
Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study.