[HN Gopher] Long-lasting plasticity from patterned ultrasound-in...
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       Long-lasting plasticity from patterned ultrasound-induced brainwave
       entrainment
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2024-02-24 20:07 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.science.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.science.org)
        
       | TheAceOfHearts wrote:
       | Seems neat. Is anyone here experimenting with such things on
       | themselves? I'd love to switch my brain from depression to
       | functional.
        
         | fragmede wrote:
         | not remotely medical advice; talk to your psych if it's
         | suitable for you, but TMS is similar and FDA approved for
         | depression, if you're able to access that. TDCS is more
         | accessible if you're wanting to try something out at home.
        
         | jijijijij wrote:
         | Not sure if ultrasound stimulation of the human brain is really
         | the in realm of hobbyists, but there is a DIY _transcranial
         | direct current stimulation_ scene (DIYTDCSS):
         | https://old.reddit.com/r/tDCS/
        
       | adi4213 wrote:
       | Summary audiobook of the paper :
       | https://player.oration.app/33ede964-b1be-439e-877a-2105254a9...
        
         | elektor wrote:
         | This is neat! How much is reading one PDF costing you? I saw in
         | your previous post you were using OpenAI to process the text to
         | speech.
        
           | adi4213 wrote:
           | Thanks! The bulk of the cost is using OpenAI's text-to-speech
           | API, which is $0.015 per 1,000 characters. Oration generates
           | both a full and summarized audiobook as well.
           | 
           | So far, I've found that service to provide a really good
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             | Always42 wrote:
             | great non-answer :)
        
       | WorkerBee28474 wrote:
       | This was predicted by Star Trek :) -
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_IyWFwXw0E
        
       | Solvency wrote:
       | They literally already sell this for penis "function" (health?
       | performance?) in a service called Gainswave. Most people call it
       | a gimmick. But if science has determined you can create brain
       | plasticity with it then surely there's some merit downstairs.
        
       | riffic wrote:
       | I read entrainment as "entertainment" which seems like a
       | different thing altogether
        
       | p1esk wrote:
       | Long lasting neuronal plasticity sounds a bit scary. It might
       | mean your personality could gradually change.
        
         | ttt11199907 wrote:
         | You mean... Kind of like living? Are you the same now as you
         | were a year ago? I find it scarier to think that my personality
         | might become static! Plasticity is the ability to learn new
         | things.
        
       | doubtfuluser wrote:
       | In mice.
        
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