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[192] How to ‘jump start’ learning: Transcranial direct-current brain stimulation

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Oct 16, 2018

Jonathan loves life-hacks. Today's paper is about electrical brain stimulation on medical students to improve technical skills !

Authors:  Ciechanski et al.

Publication details:  Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation on Neurosurgical Skill Acquisition: A Randomized Controlled Trial. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;108:876-884.e4. Epub 2017 Aug 31. 

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