Brain Hack - TechKnow

On this episode of TechKnow, Cara Santa Maria explores the clinical and DIY applications of hacking the brain.
For patients suffering from a variety of brain injuries and diseases-from depression to cerebral palsy- there is a resurgent interest in an area called non-invasive brain stimulation. Small jolts of electricity (about 1/200th of what’s used in electroshock therapy) are directed to the brain in order to change the way that neurons fire. The general theory is that these small currents can alter the brain’s plasticity, causing new neural pathways to circumvent diseased or damaged parts of the brain. Two of the most common used methods in clinical trials are: TMS and tDCS
(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) in which an electromagnetic coil is placed on the head and tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) in which electrodes are placed on head.
What’s interesting about tDCS in particular is that anyone can do it, including for reasons that have nothing to do with disease. There are some commercial products in the $100-200 range already on the market (although their legality is in question because the FDA has not approved them). There’s also a growing movement of DIYers who are getting instructions from reddit, youTube and other online forums to build their own devices in hopes of increasing their mental focus and agility.
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[@Rjwubs]

From my understanding, open source studies are the most effective way of solving a problem or developing a technology

[@chuckgreen330ify]

So the guy wont release what info he has which might keep people safe and help them do it correctly, but he would be upset if someone got hurt and made the practice look bad... Hes just afraid DIY will put him out of business when everyone realizes hes using thousands in grants and charging hundreds to do something that costs so much less and is easy to do.

[@haroldppowell5856]

Churlos Finster cheaper safe effective treatment. 2 aaa batteries. First one positive end first into left ear canal next one flat end first in right ear canal. Remove in 5 minutes. Do often as needed for depression. But at your own risk please.

[@CharlesCarabott]

Churlos Finster that's exactly what I think. They want to keep it all to themselves so they have that almost mystical aura that doctors and scientists like so much to have. Nothing has changed much from the distant past when fear and awe where the witchdoctor's main tools

[@FunkMaster_J]

The status quo must be protected at all costs, at least that is what the gatekeepers think when it come to things that could potentially increase competition for resource control.

[@bluemamba5317]

What would motivate him to release information? If something would go wrong he probably would be procecuted and the development of the field would be halted for possibly decades. And if anyone always "spill the beans" of a new inventions, there would never be a finiancial insentive to invent anything at all.

[@JaysonT1]

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[@waltercrane9863]

"Would you do tDCS?" ---" I would not, and I'm an expert." ---that's not what an expert says.

[@CharlesCarabott]

Stephen Crane I would in fact I have.

[@barakamollel1848]

Awesome Program

[@practicaltheory]

"In a controlled setting, so uh don't try this at home"...as I'm halfway to connecting four 9 volt batteries together and digging through my drawers for long enough alligator clips.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Why do you need 4 of them?

[@1rocknroy]

These elite snobs don't want you to do it at home and take some of the money off the table.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Not really. It's more about safety rather than money. Once you destroyed your brain through self experiment, you can't get it back.

[@igvc1876]

that or they genuinely don't want people to kill themselves. Plenty of idiots will hook themselves up to some poorly made AC2DC circuit connected to the AC power outlet and kill themselves. After all plenty have injected themselves with bleach. Don't underestimate the idiocy

[@younewser]

I think the larger medical issues will benefit more from advances in stem cell research.

[@ShyamSundar-ei4vz]

So usefull

[@thamer6568]

Me before i ve used this i Road 15 Pages with less attenction, now i can read 200 Pages and memorize all the informazione, It work

[@lozoft9]

The problem with Marom is that since he owns Soterix, he might have a vested interest in controlling the market for these things and what better way to spread FUD about diy projects.

[@omsingharjit]

2ma but what is The Voltage ??

[@miguelaristyrodrigue]

Where do I can buy it?

[@scottlund4562]

Doing the face predictor with a relative who passed naturally would be interesting

[@tomasjosepontoriero8141]

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[@Metadarko]

por que no mencionais la corteza visual

[@iloveu9328]

Santa Maria im also simulated... Can u help me plz...

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

"Let's do some science" doesn't mean what it used to.

[@cksm8]

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[@chantalpoirier5923]

I’m trying that for 2 months already and can’t see any difference!!!

[@pml2307]

hey, do you wanna sell the device ? i would like to do some research on the circuits ?

[@graememudie7921]

Safety risk???!!!! It’s. 9v battery for fuck sake. I put them on my tong to test the voltage. 🤪

[@jungefrau]

easy to build? apparently you've never met me. I can barely put a 2 layer cake together.

[@coryinkelowna9029]

The thing is, they should be using it While doing whatever you want to do/learn. It helps build the pathways(highways in the brain) much faster. I don't see it doing much good if you use it in the morning and try to learn something new in the afternoon. listen to the 9-volt nirvana podcast by Radiolab, it sounds almost too good to be true..

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[@ViiaLeAtuaMamana]

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[@alexcorrer4490]

I make my tdcs device...

[@tonyblack3957]

all you need is 9 Volt Battery a 2 bits of wire, and sticky tape, and away one goes, no need to pay big money,

[@zohirulislam3646]

Help, some One heck my brain...

[@luizcarlosventuradossantos10]

boa noite

[@mental_infirmity]

Anode is negative cathode is positive

[@fasthackm]

Dr David Banner, Scientist, I'm looking into a way to tap into the hidden strength that all humans have.....

[@conniedobbs5894]

Treating depression by inducing convulsions still going on? DO these dr's have cigarettes hanging form their mouths when they perform the ECT?

[@jaredrooney2847]

the helmet looks like a ruler 8:20

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[@winnmarr6840]

it s an italian invention

[@zhanatkaltayev3916]

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[@hellodaksh4938]

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[@dalecostich8794]

there is something wrong with that ring in the womans lip....sorry...just hate me. (well ok it detracts from the message?)

[@scottgust9709]

Hey lady theres something on your lip

[@zagzag8168]

she's really edgy with that piercing and skull ring

[@zes7215]

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[@seattletyler]

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[@replaceablehead]

Don't attempt things like this at home. Hospitals and Research Centres have a particular molecular structure to their walls and certain atmospheric conditions that render all treatment done within their walls safe and effective. Treatment done in any other environment will result in spontaneous combustion. I don't want to be obtuse, I get what they're trying to say. The machines used in hospitals have better current monitoring, have inbuilt fail-safes and they have medical personnel on standby. But I think it's ridiculous the way they make it sound like something magical is taking place in clinical environment. It's like they've spent so long staring at spreadsheets they think the controlled environment of a scientific study has some tangible real world effect, other than ensuring the accuracy of results. And as if anything done outside such an environment will operate via cartoon physics. In the real world 9v is actually 18v.

[@mariomaldonado1313]

Cara is beautiful she NEEDS to take stupid thing of her mouth!! Nice work though

[@robert1994g]

It annoys me that, that girl has a piercing on... like take if off and then put it on off camera. Does not look professional at all!!

[@wmjessemiller]

purely a cultural construct. Why is wearing a tie considered professional? When it comes down to it is if a personal can effectively do their job.

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[@rrt5000]

She graduated from Northwestern, went to Harvard, speaks 3 languages, has a near photographic memory, plays several instruments, and races cars motorcycles, and dirt bikes. When Target was hacked several years ago, she led the team that solved their 100 million dollar problem. She doesn't need professionalism. She's the most bad ass chick I've ever known.

[@1rocknroy]

I don't care how bright she is, I don't trust anyone with a ring on her lip and an arm full of tattoos.

[@rrt5000]

Whether you realize it or not you do trust people like this. The people that run all the coding and security programs for credit cards, banks, government, military, amazon, and most stores are full of people like this. It's a culture thing. Many of the most entrusted people that affect our lives are full of tatoos. I'm not going to tell you to grow up, but you should expand your view