Can you supercharge your brain by zapping it with electricity? US Military tech being used by hackers to try and boost their brainpower

• Claims applying small amount of electricity could take away pain, help memory and improve attention
• Hackers have created their own $25 hardware to administer shocks

Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory and improve attention, it has been claimed.

The technique, called transcranial direct-current stimulation (TDCS) has led to an explosion in hackers attempting to try the technique for themselves.

It has proved so successful even the US military has funded work into it.

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The $250 foc.us headset zaps the brain with electricity, and claims to be able to increase the plasticity and make synapses fire faster.

HOW IT WORKS

The technique works by pumping a low-intensity electrical current is passed through electrodes placed on the outside of the head.
Different areas of the brain are targetted depending on the desired outcome.
Charges are usually between 1 to 2 milliamps of electricity.
One study of Air Force pilots showed that those who received tDCS performed 25 percent better on training tests than those who received no brain stimulation.

The technique works by pumping a low-intensity electrical current is passed through electrodes placed on the outside of the head.

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