Mark McM
02-21-2019, 10:32 AM
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/47278392
There is a technique called trans-cranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) which, when used to target this area of the brain, has the effect of reducing perception of effort, effectively expanding the limits of physical exhaustion.
It involves very low frequency electric currents being passed over the skull and is also employed in the treatment of depression, epilepsy, stroke, dementia and mental illness.
Experiments - many of which involve cycling as a test of endurance - have shown that athletes can perform harder for longer after it is administered.
A commercially available product made by an American company for the sport market looks like a set of headphones. Portable, cheap, and easily administered.
Several American professional sports teams have incorporated it into their training, and Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford has tried it out.
In addition to checking bikes for electric motors, are race officials going to have to check helmets for electrodes?
There is a technique called trans-cranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) which, when used to target this area of the brain, has the effect of reducing perception of effort, effectively expanding the limits of physical exhaustion.
It involves very low frequency electric currents being passed over the skull and is also employed in the treatment of depression, epilepsy, stroke, dementia and mental illness.
Experiments - many of which involve cycling as a test of endurance - have shown that athletes can perform harder for longer after it is administered.
A commercially available product made by an American company for the sport market looks like a set of headphones. Portable, cheap, and easily administered.
Several American professional sports teams have incorporated it into their training, and Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford has tried it out.
In addition to checking bikes for electric motors, are race officials going to have to check helmets for electrodes?