There's a big literature on treating neurological and psychiatric conditions by stimulating the brain electrically or magnetically through the skull (ie without surgery). There are cheap home devices for tDCS (direct current) but there's better evidence for rTMS (magnetic) ...
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(They both work quite reliably for depression, which may just be "same principle as ECT but more lightweight")
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yeah- i tried a consumer tDCS device for a bit and didn't notice any positive effects (tried doing dual N-back and no results but I also didn't have previous data)...
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that said I did get an intense and slightly unpleasant experience of having "completed the circuit" of the device, like kundalini energy moving through a nerve on the surface of my skull. decided to discontinue use then
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Pessimism: This could just be what it looks like to compare two things that are at different stages of the replication-crisis lifecycle.
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true; could go both ways though; it could be that both work when done "right", are copied by new entrants who do it "wrong", and then are disconfirmed by skeptics
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