SSS in the News | Brain zaps could control sex pests: Offenders are half as likely to physically assault victims after treatment, study finds
Mail Online UK
Researchers suggest that sending electrical currents to the prefrontal cortex could inject a sense of consciousness within a person that feels an urge to touch someone inappropriately, making them half as likely to carry out violent acts. The study, from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and NTU Singapore, is the first to show the possibility of physical or biological interventions to help reduce violent behaviour. Lead author Dr Olivia Choy, an assistant professor of psychology at NTU Singapore, said that the team wanted to see if the brain deficit led to the bad behaviour or if the reverse was true. The researchers used a process called transcranial direct-current stimulation, which sends constant, low currents to the brain.
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