Zap to the brain 'helps solve puzzles' - Telegraph
Zapping the brain with an electrical current can help people solve difficult problems, scientists have claimed.
Researchers in Australia found that volunteers who received electrical stimulation of the brain's anterior temporal lobes were three times more likely to be able to figure out an unfamiliar puzzle than those who did not get a zap.
Richard Chi and Allan Snyder, from the Centre for the Mind at the University of Sydney said the current can provide people with a flash of inspiration under pressure.
They explained that people often find it difficult to be creative because they continue to adopt practices that have been successful before.
However, they believed that an electrical current can stimulate parts of the brain that help us solve problems and encouraging us to be more creative.
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