LITE 98.7 » Air Force http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:27:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force http://lite987.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/ http://lite987.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:44:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62881 One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half.

Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots’ brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can accelerate learning and improve pilot accuracy. In addition, that accuracy is sustained for up to 40 minutes, whereas it otherwise typically declines after 20 minutes.

]]> http://lite987.com/electricity-brain-learning-air-force/feed/ 0 Akira Ohgaki, Flickr / Giuseppe Bellini, Getty Images Tech Thursday – Air Force Supercomputer is No Game http://lite987.com/tech-tuesday-air-force-supercomputer-is-no-game/ http://lite987.com/tech-tuesday-air-force-supercomputer-is-no-game/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:30:53 +0000 debklingler88 http://lite987.com/?p=7252 Right in our own backyard is one of the world’s most powerful, and fastest super computers. It belongs to the Air Force’s Research Lab in Rome, NY. It’s also the cheapest, having been built from 1700 PlayStation 3 game consoles.

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