IGI Global Free Access to "Sports Doping and Brain Stimulation"

Technology penetrates all aspects of our lives. One of these areas is sports, where technological developments have contributed directly to performance enhancement in players. Performance enhancement methods have existed since sports began. As far back as ancient Greece, Olympic champions experimented with herbal concoctions, fermented elixers, and hallucinogens to improve sports performance.

According to the Mayo Clinic, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain; initially created to improve symptoms of depression. A large electromagnetic coil is placed against your scalp near your forehead. These stimulators can also decrease reaction time and reduce fatigue; they can better athletes’ capacity to learn sport skills.

During the month of May, IGI Global is offering free access to the article "Sports Doping and Brain Stimulation." In the article, The IGI Global article "Sport Enhancement: From Natural Doping to Brain Stimulation," by Professor José Luis Pérez Triviño (Law Department, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain) explores the latest developments in doping linked to biotechnological advances, neuroscience, and transcranial stimulators.

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