(April 16, 2015) Using a weak electric current to alter a specific brain
activity pattern, UNC School of Medicine researchers increased creativity in
healthy adults. Now they’re testing the same experimental protocol to alleviate
symptoms in people with depression.
A UNC School of Medicine study has provided the first direct
evidence that a low dose of electric current can enhance a specific brain
pattern to boost creativity by an average of 7.4 percent in healthy adults,
according to a common, well-validated test of creativity.