The character Neo had a range of kung-fu skills uploaded directly into his brain in just a few seconds.
Dr Phillips said: Our system is one of the first of its kind.
Its a brain stimulation system.
It sounds kind of sci-fi, but theres large scientific basis for the development of our system.
When you learn something, your brain physically changes.
Connections are made and strengthened in a process called neuro-plasticity.
What our system does is it actually targets those changes to specific regions of the brain as you learn.
The method itself is actually quite old.
In fact, the ancient Egyptians 4,000 years ago used electric fish to stimulate and reduce pain.
Your brain is going to be very different to my brain when we perform a task.
The experiment showed improvement in both motor and cognitive skills.
The effects can persist for hours.
The effects take days or weeks of practice to consolidate.
Its the same learning mechanism, were just amplifying or boosting it.
source: www.techworm.net
