Presented at
THOTCON 0x9 (2018),
Unknown date/time
(50 minutes)
Things we've learned while creating 50 tDCS "brain-hacking" boards: People like to say that the brain was the first computer. These people know little about either brains or computers. However, the brain *is* a complex, organic computing machine, capable of both immense feats of information processing and hilarious failure in Literally Everything. Like all machines, it can be hacked. Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has been gaining popularity in pop science and the biohacking community as a way to improve cognition, expedite learning, improve motor control, augment memory, treat lesions in the brain, and improve mental condition. This talk will explore the basic neuroscience behind tDCS augmentation of the brain as well as the ways it has been applied in current research. Controversy over the perceived effects of tDCS, sensationalization of its idea in media, and the importance of knowing both the technical and physiological aspects of tDCS will also be discussed.
Presenters:
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Michelle Meas
Michelle is the Chief Biologist for the Cyphercon BioHacking Village (BHV) and conducts lab work at the University of Illinois.
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