A trip to Radio Shack and $30 is all you need to build your own TDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) device that is said to help improve memory, enhance creativity and stave off ...

DIY Brain-Shock Devices Jump Start Users' Day Although unregulated nor FDA approved, some users say tDCS devices help boost concentration and mental stability.

The neurotechnology is called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS for short. At its simplest, the method involves a device that uses little more than a 9-volt battery and some electrodes ...

TENS devices use a different waveform to tDCS and target cranial nerves rather than the brain itself, but they rely on a similar controller and head-mounted electrodes.

And sales of the devices spike at fairly regular times, says Robin Azzam, CEO of a leading tDCS retailer Caputron: around college midterms and finals. Caputron also helps point customers to academic ...