Mild electric shocks to the brain may temporarily remove bias linked to objectification of women, study finds | Trending

A University of Exeter study found that brief, mild brain stimulation changed participants’ recognition of sexualised images in a laboratory task; researchers cautioned it is not a treatment for sexism.

• The study included 76 students—54 women and 22 men—and compared 10 minutes of scalp stimulation with a placebo treatment lasting 30 seconds.· 2 sources
• Participants who received active stimulation became better at recognising upright images of women, and the difference in processing images of men and women was no longer observed.· 2 sources
• Researchers said the findings were initial laboratory evidence and did not establish changes in everyday attitudes or behaviour.· 2 sources