Forget Edibles: Getting High on Wearables

Note to Self

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2016

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

There are a lot of tools out there that claim to train—even change—your brain. So do they work? We put them to the test and things get... interesting.

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0:00.0	Manouche.
0:02.0	Yes, that's me.
0:04.0	Your neuroperformance profile indicates that you have trouble quieting your mind even
0:12.3	when your eyes are closed and not much is being demanded of you.
0:16.6	This is illustrated by your low activation baseline score, 3.7.
0:22.0	What does this mean?
0:24.0	These results indicate you will benefit most from a stress management training program.
0:28.6	A stress training session is 20 minutes.
0:31.6	Got this damn thing on my head.
0:33.6	Might as well keep going at this point.
0:35.6	It's note to self, the tech show about being human.
0:46.4	I'm Manouche Summerodi.
0:47.8	And what you just heard was me at my kitchen table on a Wednesday morning trying to learn
0:55.8	how to relax with the help of something strapped to my head, specifically something called
1:00.1	the Versus, like a brain trainer.
1:03.0	Today, boosting our brains.
1:06.6	What do you get when you combine a little neuroscience with some digital gadgetry?
1:11.6	How soon will we be trading in our morning coffee or evening glass of Pinot Grigio for
1:17.4	a quick session with a headset?
1:21.5	And I want to put out a quick warning up top here.
1:25.0	But only do I say a bad word later, but we did bleep it out this week.
1:28.7	I also get extremely weird.
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