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Mood-Altering Wearable Thync Releases First Brain Test Data

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-me-happy dept.

blottsie writes Thync, the world's first wearable that alters a user's mood has released the first set of data that shows its device reduces stress without chemicals. The study found that "the levels of salivary -amylase, an enzyme that increases with stress, as well as noradrenergic and sympathetic activity, significantly dropped for the subjects that received electrical neurosignaling compared to the subjects that received the sham."

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  1. Sample size by willworkforbeer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Reading the Fine Article shows the sample sizes were statistically above zero, by a little. Several pairs of subjects reported positive-ish results.

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  2. the world's first wearable? by Chikungunya · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I find ear plugs an immediate mood improver in many stressful situations.

  3. maker of magnet wristband releases results by citizenr · · Score: 3

    that show its clients felt the improvement, news at 11!

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  4. snake oil? by swell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    from TFA: "Thync announced a study showing that its device reduces stress without chemicals."

      - guess who conducted the study--Thync, of course. Miraculously they found no problems with the product. Thynk 'scientists' (not sure how they define the term) assured the DailyDot reporter that the product works better than a 'sham'.

    A company spokesman said "we have been collecting data around how people use Thync in their everyday lives " -- which seems odd for a product that hasn't reached the market yet and few people have had extensive exposure to it.

    Again from TFA: "Thync offered an anecdote from a student" ... This seems mostly to be anecdotes and little science.

    That said, there is hope that this technology or the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) experiments will prove useful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...

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