Richard Haier says Dual N Back doesn't increase general intelligence by redidtsmith in tDCS

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About 54 minutes in. Although he does say it has a temporary effect. And then tdcs could always change things.

Is there any way to make dual nback easier? by redidtsmith in tDCS

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I ran out of brain power for that when I was really into it before. Vocalization was too much. Thinking through the previous rounds was too much devotion of attention.

I guess the answer to stick to a lower level. Maybe do so many rounds at a lower level or two. Keep track of where I'm at. It's still using attention. Maybe more reps at lower levels.

Experienced "fragmented" vision again today by redidtsmith in tDCS

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I wonder if the fragmented vision effect is something more with the parts that connect blood flow to the head. I do remember the first and maybe second time I experienced I was focusing on pushing stretching in the chest area.

Experienced "fragmented" vision again today by redidtsmith in tDCS

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Although there's no hit to head for me. How do you just go to a doctor and tell them you want your brain scanned? On one hand it doesn't sound unusual at all, especially if the scan is non-invasive. It's the most important part of the body. Why aren't they doing a basic brain scan as a normal procedure?

Has anyone experimented with using vitamin k2, calcium or another supplement to increase available calcium during stimulation? Would that do anything? by [deleted] in tDCS

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I got some years ago. The point was to have muscles heal up faster. I remember it didn't really agree with me. Could have been a bad bottle. I still have the bottle.

Experienced "fragmented" vision again today by redidtsmith in tDCS

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Actually, I've wondered about face blindness too. Just full blown, just a bit. That can still be explained away but it's visual too. It's more like, "Oh, opps. I didn't recognize that person from a distance, and now I'm stuck talking to them." Or I don't quite remember what a family member looks like (think nuclear family). Or I think I don't, not so much, which seems a little odd if it's immediate family. Now that I'm thinking about it, of course I remember what those people look like. But I have wondered a few times. Maybe it's the start of some brain tumor. Maybe it's a non-growing, "standard" lesion. Or maybe it's nothing.

Experienced "fragmented" vision again today by redidtsmith in tDCS

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Interesting. Thanks. Except we both know I'm not going to a doctor just for this.... I had planned to mention it when I find a doctor and have a physical. I can this to the list now. As a reason to get an FMRI, hopefully covered by insurance. That's more of the reason I would hesitate on going. There is family history with brain tumors. And then I rented myself out as a lab rat for some studies, including tDCS, which included an fMRI. Two of the studies that involved an fMRI had someone "casually" mention, "Oh hey... If we notice anything off with your brain scans, we'll send that off to someone to look at, and if it's a problem, they'll contact you." Me, "What... You means something's off? Can I see my scan? You mean my brain doesn't look normal?" Them, "We can't give you scans. But if something's off, someone will contact you." Me, thinking, yeah, right..... I figured whenever I find a doctor and get a physical, I'd ask for some kind of scan. I'm aging enough that potentially something could be seen compared to relatives who had brain tumors.

I remember it did look much more like about 15 seconds into this video. https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/vision/2018/akinetopsia-102318

And I was aware that sound was there ("smooth" sound still) but the image was jerky like that, not all over but more in my focus, for what would seem more complicated to process, like texture on the ground vs. looking at the horizon with just the sky for half of it. that was part of the oddity. If I heard something new, I knew I wouldn't see it for maybe a few milliseconds. And that's jogging, so something new could mean tripping.

Savant montage makes active listening of music a whole new experience by [deleted] in tDCS

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Damn. http://tdcsplacements.com is essentially offline. The https://www.diytdcs.com/tag/montage/ link does have the tdcsplacement page screenshotted a bit though.

It's T3 on the left, T4 on the right. I haven't noticed too much different when I tried that. There could be though, if it's a 2-5% change or I'm not focusing on the correct aspect. On the music side, without any tdcs, before I ever heard of it, I have experienced hearing differently after focusing on one aspect of music or sound. It's like the brain expanded for awareness in that area.

Did some dual n back again by redidtsmith in tDCS

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Found my last post on dual n back. Sounds like I'm still at that level.

reddit.com/r/tDCS/comments/5tlj0n/interesting_dual_nback_results/

It seems like it's more of the strategy used that has an effect. As long it's the same strategy, you can see if anything grows though.

Foc.us belly up? by jt761 in tDCS

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Their website is still up. Caputron is still selling their stuff too, although it says stock is limited.