Electrically Stimulating Brain May Improve Math Skills

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•21 • May 20, 2013

According to a new study, individuals who struggle with mathematics saw a notable increase in their ability to learn and retain arithmetic concepts when a mild current was sent into their brains by a pair of electrodes. What do you think?

“Finally, a practical solution to the inconvenience of using a calculator.”
Gus Agnew –
Overlay Plastician
“So, first you get your brain shocked, then you get to take a math test? Where can I sign up for this study?”
Leon Tapsfield –
Kennel Attendant
“I’m not surprised. Everyone on the math team knows Archie Pendleton’s been ’troding for years.”
Emma Wyatt-Pike –
Locket Maker

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