AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » air force http://kmmsam.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force http://kmmsam.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/ http://kmmsam.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:44:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62881 One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half.

Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots’ brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can accelerate learning and improve pilot accuracy. In addition, that accuracy is sustained for up to 40 minutes, whereas it otherwise typically declines after 20 minutes.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/feed/ 0 Akira Ohgaki, Flickr / Giuseppe Bellini, Getty Images $35 Billion Dollar Military Contract; Biggest In U.S. History http://kmmsam.com/35-billion-dollar-military-contract-biggest-in-u-s-history/ http://kmmsam.com/35-billion-dollar-military-contract-biggest-in-u-s-history/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:23:47 +0000 1450 KMMS AM http://kmmsam.com/?p=3686 Predictions state that it will create about 50,000 new jobs that this country could really use right now. But what company will get it? Boeing Co. or Aeronautic Defence and Sapce Company?

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