Scientists at Vanderbilt University developed this Literal thinking cap to test the notion that a mild current applied to the medial frontal cortex-a brain region that governs adaptive behavior-can speed up learning. "It sounds a bit like snake oil, but electrical-chemical signals are what thoughts are made of," says neuroscientist Robert Reinhart. "We're using the language of the mind to ask the question, Can we control the controller?"
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