Zapping the brain could help smokers to give up.
Zapping the brain could help people to give up smoking
A new study shows that targeting areas with non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) makes them more active and increases the possibility of smokers ditching the cigarettes for good by 2.39 per cent.
The experts analysed studies involving 699 patients zapped with a weak electrical charge and Dr. Benjamin Petit, from the University Hospital of Dijon in France, thinks that the results are convincing.
He said: "While our review appears modest, with only seven included studies, a low confidence level and a substantial inter-study variability, the result appear to be robust and we feel confident in suggesting that NIBS is a technique of interest for both short-term and sustained smoking cessation."
Non-invasive stimulation has increased in popularity in recent times as a method to help people kick addictions to booze and other drugs.