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Air Force Partners With Rio Grande Neurosciences on Transcranial Stimulation Research

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  • AF T3
  • CONTRACT NUMBER: 16-218-RH-01CRD
  • COMPANY NAME: Rio Grande Neurosciences Albuquerque, NM
  • TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICE: AFRL/711 HPW, WPAFB, OH

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Air Force researchers are investigating ways to enhance Airmen attention, vigilance, learning and memory without relying on prescription medications.

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW) recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Rio Grande Neurosciences of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to expand its work in the field of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to include new stimulation methods. Specifically, the project will expand the 711HPW’s work by focusing on the development and evaluation of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation, new tDCS paradigms, and transcranial alternating current stimulation.

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