Targeted Neuroplasticity Training - Enhancing Cognitive Ability and Supercharging IQ
Posted by freedomforall 1 day, 22 hours ago to Technology
Excerpt:
"Just a few months ago, the latest results on the benefits of this technology were reported in Nature’s Scientific Reports. In this study, the therapy was tested at the Defense Language Institute – where high-performing military personnel learn new languages prior to deployments. This study found that using the nVNS for just 2 minutes, twice per day, reduced mental fatigue by >30%, enhanced focus by >40%, and improved actual recall by >50%. The military version of the product is called TAC STIM, but the same therapy is also available to the general public as a device called Truvaga.
As amazing as all of this may seem (and it is), it pales in comparison to the final parts of this story, which are ones in which I am proud to be playing an active role.
Remember when I mentioned that inflammation can distract microglia, impacting neurodevelopment, and how that can lead to autism or schizophrenia? Well, this same nVNS therapy is now being tested to see if it can be used during pregnancy and in early childhood to help prevent the neurodevelopmental harm that inflammation can cause, and alter the skyrocketing rates of autism and the epidemic of mental health challenges.
As remarkable as it may seem, at the other end of the developmental spectrum, nVNS is also being studied to see if it can modify neurodevelopment, not simply to protect against damage and disability, or temporarily enhance learning, but to optimize brain development permanently, e.g., deliver enhanced IQ! "
"Just a few months ago, the latest results on the benefits of this technology were reported in Nature’s Scientific Reports. In this study, the therapy was tested at the Defense Language Institute – where high-performing military personnel learn new languages prior to deployments. This study found that using the nVNS for just 2 minutes, twice per day, reduced mental fatigue by >30%, enhanced focus by >40%, and improved actual recall by >50%. The military version of the product is called TAC STIM, but the same therapy is also available to the general public as a device called Truvaga.
As amazing as all of this may seem (and it is), it pales in comparison to the final parts of this story, which are ones in which I am proud to be playing an active role.
Remember when I mentioned that inflammation can distract microglia, impacting neurodevelopment, and how that can lead to autism or schizophrenia? Well, this same nVNS therapy is now being tested to see if it can be used during pregnancy and in early childhood to help prevent the neurodevelopmental harm that inflammation can cause, and alter the skyrocketing rates of autism and the epidemic of mental health challenges.
As remarkable as it may seem, at the other end of the developmental spectrum, nVNS is also being studied to see if it can modify neurodevelopment, not simply to protect against damage and disability, or temporarily enhance learning, but to optimize brain development permanently, e.g., deliver enhanced IQ! "
