Marilyn
A new and innovative technology is trying to prove the link between the uses of electrical shocks to the brain with the increase of calcium cells. The study known as (tDCS) transcranial direct current simulation involves sending weak shocks through the brain; this stimulates the brain tissue and augments learning as well as faster information absorption as well as faster recovery from strokes. The reason behind this is that the electrical signals lower the threshold at which neurons are fire; this makes the way more open and so communication and connectivity between neurons which in turn alters the information process.
This study is currently being worked on by Hajime Hirase at the RIKEN Brian Science Institute in Tokyo, Japan. Hirase and his fellow scientists believe that tDCS is ground breaking technology that is ready to be taken to the clinical study level. They have identified large, sudden surges in calcium flow in the brains of mice after they were shocked. Calcium plays a big role in our day to day lives and it’s not just for the bones. Calcium is closely linked in the regulating and stabilizing the learning and memory process in the brain.