Boosting Your Kid’s Brainpower
from PRI's The World Oct 24, 2012 Hosted by The World
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 your child’s performance in school? NOVA's Ari Daniel Shapiro reports.
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