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'Thinking Cap' Speeds Up Learning
 'Thinking Cap' 
 Speeds Up Learning 
study says

'Thinking Cap' Speeds Up Learning

Users less prone to errors in gaming task

(Newser) - A real-life "thinking cap" is finally here , and it's made by strapping sponges to your head. Scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed headgear that sends a subtle electric current through subjects' brains. It doesn't feel like much—just a little tingling at first—but the current appears...

Real 'Thinking Cap' May Not Be So Far Off

Magnetic pulse boosts learning, study shows; headgear next?

(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 fared much better.

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