Category Archives: Music

Brain Computer Interface News Roundup

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Dalma Boros

TweetNot too much news to report this week, but it’s still exciting, especially for those across the pond! 1/ Music is all in the Mind It could just be me, but the BCI community seems to have music on the … Continue reading →

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MusEEGK: Composing Music With Your Mind

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dalma Boros

TweetIn the BCI news roundup from March 5th, I mentioned g-tec’s BCI speller, Intendix, which they demoed at CeBIT 2011. Intendix, like many other BCI spellers, is based on something called the “oddball paradigm,” which employs the P300 event-related potential … Continue reading →

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Clues to the Processing of Music Meaning in the Brain

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Dalma Boros

TweetHumans have the ability to communicate emotion not only through language, but music as well. One musical piece or even a single chord can evoke the same emotion from different people. This conserved response implies the existence of a neural … Continue reading →

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What A Mighty Good Brain

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dalma Boros

TweetIf you weren’t already convinced that the brain is a cool thing to study, please just watch this… Happy weekend, everybody!

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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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