Thync is a consumer product. And that's exactly how we're reviewing it – much like we would a new iPhone or laptop. We share our experience and make our recommendations, but we aren't writing any research papers or conducting any double-blind studies on it (though the company does link to some of those on its website).
After using Thync every day for the last week and a half, I'm convinced that it's one of the most exciting new tech products of 2015. Like taking a hit of Mary Jane, it can push me from an anxious, over-thinking mood to one where I'm cool, collected and laid-back like a THC-infused Rastafarian. And if I'm feeling sluggish or unmotivated, Thync can also peel that layer away, like the sun burning a morning fog off of my consciousness.
I heard about the brain-mod crowd a couple years ago at the New York Maker's Faire. A team from DARPA gave a talk on an electro-stimulation cap they said was meant to fight Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in veterans. This seems to follow. Has anyone from Soylent experimented with trans-cranial electro-stimulation?
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday July 30 2015, @05:54AM
Oh I see -- it's magnetic. That's a different deal.
(Score: 1) by patella.whack on Thursday July 30 2015, @06:34AM
Transcranial magnetic stimulation [wikipedia.org]
vs.
Transcranial direct-current stimulation [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Thursday July 30 2015, @03:15PM
I'm told the actually treatment runs about 20 minutes, but the additional time is for helmet placement, notes, etc.
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