Boosting Kids' Brain Power

Ari Daniel Shapiro:

An Oxford University researcher will soon test whether applying an electric current to part of the brain can help children learn math--an effect previously demonstrated in adults. Parents are already lining up for access to the device. But is the technique safe? And is this an ethical way to improve a child's performance in school?

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 10, 2013 1:32 AM
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