Kazuo_Thow comments on Open Thread: May 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kazuo_Thow 28 May 2010 06:33:19PM *  0 points [-]

I wonder whether there are similar brain differences between top mathematicians and everyone else, and if such a simple method could make people better at math.

It would be worth trying, but given that the process of doing original mathematics feels to top mathematicians like it involves a lot of vague, artistic visualization (i.e. mental operations much more complicated than the cursor-moving task), I'd put a low prior probability on simple electrical stimulation having the desired effect.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 June 2010 03:25:44AM 0 points [-]

I'd give it a medium prior probability-- it's impossible to operate at a high level if the simple operations are clogged by inefficiency.