DARPA Brain Stimulation can accelerate learning by
40%, know why it works, could be common by 2023:
"HRL Laboratories, LLC, researchers have determined how non-invasive transcranial
direct current stimulation (tDCS) could increase performance of associative learning. The
researchers found that when applied to the prefrontal cortex, tDCS affects a wide
portion of the brain, causing changes in functional connectivity between different brain
areas that increased learning speed in macaques.
They can now target stimulation, intervening only at critical points, when memory
formation is most likely to occur. “We’re replicating monkey experiment with stimulation
occurring only for one second” he said, “just when it gets the reward.” That’s when the
association is made. They will eventually seek out FDA approval for a particular device.
He believes that in 5-10 years, use of this technology will be widespread."
See:
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/1...n-by-2023.html