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Mild Electric Shock To Brain May Boost Spatial Memory

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 9, 2012 @08:33AM from the now-where-was-I? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A mild electrical shock to the brain before learning a new task may enhance memory, researchers reported on Wednesday. A team of neuroscientists demonstrated that electrical stimulation to a critical junction in the brain appeared to boost memory in a few patients with epilepsy, a surprising finding that have implications for Alzheimer's disease treatment."

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In other news by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-09 08:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Randomly flipping bits in binary may fix bugs.
Sock your kids, make them smarter by na1led · 2012-02-09 08:41 · Score: 4, Funny

So if I use a shock collar on my kids, not only will I be able to discipline them better, but I'll also be making them smarter.

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Dr Fried??? by mcl630 · 2012-02-09 08:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Should you really let a doctor named "Fried" give you electrical shock treatments?
Re:Proven! by TWX · 2012-02-09 08:43 · Score: 3, Interesting

Back when I was an avid swing dancer, I met a gal who thought that if she learned to do something while drunk then she'd always be able to do it well while drunk.
I guess she thought she was a good swing dancer while drunk, but I couldn't tell the difference between her dancing and her stumbling around drunk...

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Makes a great present by wildzeke · 2012-02-09 08:49 · Score: 4, Funny

The portable, memory enhancing electro-shock band is so comfortable, you'll forget you are wearing it.