By testing cycling time to task failure (TTF) in a group of 12 active participants in a placebo controlled study, Dr Mauger discovered that stimulating the
brain by passing a
mild electrical current (transcranial direct current
stimulation or tDCS) over the scalp to stimulate it increased the activity of the area associated with muscle contraction.
This ongoing study, the PACt - MD study, combines
brain training exercises and
brain stimulation, using a
mild electrical current to stimulate
brain cells and improve learning and memory.