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Transcranial alternating current stimulation is said to have a statistically significant positive effect on short-term memory, but also on long-term memory and other cognitive abilities.
One method of memorization involves stimulating an area of the brain with a magnetic field, with positive effects lasting for a month.
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This article is from the magazine Les Dossiers de Sciences et Avenir n°223 dated October/December 2025.
Can you boost your memory with electrical shocks? It would seem so, thanks to a non-invasive approach: transcranial alternating current stimulation. This technique involves stimulating a specific region of the brain with an electrical current applied to the scalp.
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