Is DIY Brain Shocking the Future of Therapy?

A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that strapping electrodes to your head and running a small amount of electrical current through it can actually help it perform better. It’s a field called transcranial direct current stimulation, and it’s getting very popular with the DIY community—all it takes is a 9-volt battery, a current regulator, and some electrodes. Motherboard’s Jason Koebler purchased a tDCS device from Reddit for a couple bucks, but it was daunting to strap something an internet str