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Scientists reviving a decades-old technique for brain stimulation have found that it can boost learning. So what else can be done with some wires and a nine-volt battery?

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Douglas Fox is a freelance writer in Northern California.

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Fox, D. Neuroscience: Brain buzz. Nature 472, 156–159 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472156a

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