Music with the Mind: The Brain-Computer-Music-Interface
Posted by admin in Computers, Science on 29. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
The BCMI lets you create music using nothing more than eye movement and brainwaves Imagine a Wii that lets you play a musical instrument with your brain without touching strings or a keyboard. That’s exactly what this "proof of concept" brain-computer-music-interface (BCMI) is designed to do – it uses brain waves and eye movement to [...]
Love as pain relief
Posted by admin in Medicine on 02. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
Close neurological ties between reward-processing and pain-processing regions in the brain may allow love to provide effective pain relief As science continues to unravel the mysteries of ourselves and the world around us at a furious pace, it can sometimes feel like the boffins are proving things that many of us feel we already know [...]
New research reveals the root of musical pleasure
Posted by admin in Science on 25. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
We all know that certain pieces of music can evoke strong emotional responses in people. Now, a research team from Canada’s McGill University has uncovered evidence that reveals exactly what causes such feelings of euphoria and ecstasy and why music is so important in human society. Using a combination of brain scanning technologies, the study [...]
Improve Your Math Skills With An Electric Jolt To Your Brain
Posted by admin in Medicine on 05. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
Electricity Helps Neurons Fire Faster With just 15 minutes of a barely perceptible electric current passed through the brain, scientists at the University of Oxford have succeeded in improving a person’s math abilities with an effect lasting as long as six months. Using a non-invasive method known as transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), the scientists [...]
Study demonstrates mind control of computer screen images
Posted by admin in Computers, Electronics, Robots, Science on 01. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
A dozen subjects with their brains wired up to a computer interface have succeeded in manipulating onscreen images using only the power of thought Using just the power of thought to control onscreen computer activity, subjects in a recent study led by neurosurgery professor Itzhak Fried, M.D., Ph.D have managed to choose to bring one [...]
