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Electrify your brain to enhance your game?
by Max based on student work by Gina and Nick at PCRS in 2024
In this study we investigate the effect of non-invasive brain stimulation (specifically transcranial direct current stimulation) on performance in a clone of a game called SuperHexagon.
Participants were seated in front of a PC screen in the BMS Lab and wired up with the brain stimulation divice before they started playing the game.
In each session, a participant’s visuospatial working memory performance in a gaming setting was measured twice. We did find no effect of any type of transcranial direct current stimulation (regardless of timing or polarity) on performance. Nevertheless these results contribute to the understanding under which conditions cognitive enhancement may be viable in practice (e.g., to enhance learning, e-sports performance, or driving).
You can also watch them talk about their study here
