Category Archives: Language

A Good Listener’s Brain Mimics the Speaker’s

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Dalma Boros

TweetWe all have somebody in our lives who loves the sound of their own voice, and makes no attempt to conserve words. The problem I often face when talking to Chatty Cathies is zoning out, because I’m the kind of … Continue reading →

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Google Tech Talk on Brain Image Analysis

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Dalma Boros

TweetHey, remember that article I wrote about that BCI that could identify words from people’s brain scans? Chris Gahan forwarded me a link to a Google Talk given by one of the lead researchers of that project. If your mind-gears … Continue reading →

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Music Synchronizes Brainwaves

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dalma Boros

TweetResearch indicates that music enhances learning, memory and reasoning. However, investigation has yet to reveal how that actually works. One study from 2007 brings some interesting results to the table in terms of what mechanisms might be underlying this phenomenon. … Continue reading →

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Can You Guess The Word I’m Thinking? This BCI Could

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Dalma Boros

TweetThere’s some interesting research going on at Intel. Their Pittsburgh Labs, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon and the University of Philadelphia, are working on an fMRI-based BCI that can identify words you’re thinking about. Now before you envision some robot-run … Continue reading →

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