The new Halo Sport 2 from Halo Neuroscience has the potential to change the world by dramatically improving human capabilities, enabling us to achieve peak performance whether we’re working out or learning a new skill. That is, so long as you don’t mind wearing a device designed to shock your brain into working harder.
As Tech Radar explains, “The idea is to use this device for 20 minutes before an activity to create a state of ‘hyper-learning’ by neuropriming. This means exciting the tissue in your brain artificially before an activity, basically improving your capability to learn and embed new movements.”
Basically, it’s like the plot of Limitless come to life except with a headband instead of a magic pill. But don’t worry. The headband won’t look too dorky.
As Sports Illustrated describes, “From afar, Halo Sport looks just like a pair of noise-canceling headphones, the silicone electrodes both ideally located over the brain’s motor cortex and discretely hidden by the headband. The latter design feature is a nice one for any athlete not confident enough to get stared at in a public gym environment, or reluctant to have to explain that, Yes, I’m electrifying my brain to get stronger.”
High performance athletes will obviously be drawn to this technology as it enables them to run faster, lift more, and generally perform at a higher level. But regular folks may wind up being drawn to it as well if it’ll help them learn to play an instrument or acquire new skills in no time at all.
So, what do you think? Would you be willing to shock your brain into performing better?
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