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Magnetic pulse boosts learning, study shows; headgear next?

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2009 2:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – A magnetic pulse directed at a certain area of the brain may enhance learning and memory, the Telegraph reports. Canadian researchers subjected volunteers to a test that required they track a dot moving on a computer screen with a joystick, and volunteers who received stimulation... Read full story »

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