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Well, maybe.  Still unproven and not yet banned.

Link: Olympic Athletes Try Zapping Their Brains to Boost Performance

A handful of athletes competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio next week will arrive having tried to boost their performance using an unconventional (and not-yet-banned) technology: brain stimulation. The technique, called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), involves channeling a tiny current through specific regions of the brain, making neurons in that area more likely to fire. 

The company behind the technology, San Francisco-based Halo Neuroscience, announced last week that at least five athletes competing in Rio have trained with its brain stimulation device. The opening ceremony for the Games is this Friday.

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I had electric shocks sent doen my arms yesterday, I wonder if my muscles will start to grow!! 

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Be sure to let us all know if they do!

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