Two MUSC professors are using neurotechnology to revolutionize meditation
Two MUSC professors are using neurotechnology to revolutionize meditationThe benefits of being mindful take time, but there might be a way to speed them up.
by: Sophie Brams
Posted: Dec 1, 2021 / 01:18 PM EST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- An ancient practice is getting a modern-age boost thanks to two brain experts from the Medical University of South Carolina.
What started as a passion project for Dr. Bashar Badran, a neuroscientist, MUSC professor of psychiatry, and director of the Neuro-X Lab, and Dr. Baron Short, a physician dual trained in medicine and psychiatry, MUSC professor, and director of the MUSC Health Brain Stimulation Service turned into the development of a device that gives users the maximum benefits of meditation in just a fraction of the time.
It’s called Zendo and it uses an advanced technology called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) to quickly give you the benefits of meditation by activating the meditation centers of your brain.
“TCDS actually delivers low levels of electricity to specific parts of your brain through your scalp and through your skull,” Badran explained. “So what we do at Zendo is create these custom, wearable pads that stick to two parts of your head, one over your left forehead and one over your right temple and that is a specific orientation to deliver electricity to the underlying brain targets that are involved in expert meditation practice.”