Sydney 5th September : While the majority of us want to be in silence, a quiet space to work, researches now discover that noise could play a significant role in helping people to improve their learning capabilities.A group of researchers discovered that the transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) technology has many applications for those with cognitive challenges.
“The study revealed that tRNS has potential as a tool to aid those with limited learning capabilities” Dr.Onno van der Groen who was the lead study’s author of the study at Edith Cowan University in Australia in Australia, adding that “the impact on learning is promising: it could improve learning speed and aid those with neurological disorders.”
The study, which was published in the journal Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews found that the tRNS doesn’t make use of the auditory sense of the word, instead it has electrodes connected to the brain so that it can send a weak electrical current through specific areas of the brain.
The tRNS technology allows the brain to create new pathways and connections that are known as neuroplasticity.
“It has two effects on the brain: the acute effect that allows a person to perform better during the tRNS process and also the modulating effect that resulted in lasting effects” Dr.Groen said.
The concept of increasing one’s ability to learn by using technology like tRNS is a subject that raises questions as to whether a person with a neurotypical personality can increase their intelligence to new heights and Dr.Groen said, “The potential is there but there are evidence that it will not create”a new level” of intelligence.”
While the technology is in its infancy , and users can only access tRNS through controlled trials, its usefulness and obvious safety means that there was plenty of possibilities for it to be used in a variety of applications, according to researchers.
Researchers across the world are also studying tRNS impacts on perception and sensorimotor processing, working memory, and other aspects of behavior, with the technology showing potential as a therapy for a wide range of medical conditions.
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