BBC: Precise brain stimulation boosts memory

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  1. John Mac

    John Mac Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47852578
     
  2. Wonko

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    Do they mention if the person in their 20s objected to this, or even noticed?
     
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    Or indeed if was an improvement or not.
     
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    I enjoy forgetting things now.
     
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    forgetting things/facts can be pretty harmless, forgetting how to do things not so much
     
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    I don't think they tested for that.

    I would like to know what the controls were. The reported effect seems highly implausible.
     

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