Non-invasive stimulation of the brain is being touted to promote health and well-being and for ‘curing’ disease, but the mechanistic underpinnings of the devices remain unclear.
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Waltz, E. The brain hackers. Nat Biotechnol 37, 983–987 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0238-4
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