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Jazz Study Looks for the Source of Creativity in the Brain
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Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity
Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity
AI that can turn brain activity into text.
Scientists develop AI that can turn brain activity into text. While the system currently works on neural patterns detected while someone is speaking aloud, experts say it could eventually aid communication for patients who are unable to speak or type,… Continue Reading
New TED Book: Mind Amplifier
It’s a complaint we’ve all heard about the internet: all the cat videos and incessant celebrity gossip sites are making us, as a culture, stupider. However, digital community expert Howard Rheingold, doesn’t think that’s the case. In fact, he believes… Continue Reading
Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity
Like someone is there
Ineffable encounters and moments of ego-transcendence can be quite matter-of-fact. What's really going on? Ken MacLeod 28 September 2012 Ken MacLeod is a science fiction writer. His latest novel, Intrusion, has been longlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize. There are two… Continue Reading
What the brain draws from: Art and neuroscience
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN updated 10:35 AM EDT, Sat September 15, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Artists have developed tricks to fool the brain Visual system has fast stream that helps us navigate and slow, detail-oriented stream Luminance and color are important in… Continue Reading
How Do Our Brains Process Music?
In an excerpt from his new book, David Byrne explains why sometimes, he prefers hearing nothing… By David Byrne Smithsonian magazine, October 2012, I listen to music only at very specific times. When I go out to hear it live, most… Continue Reading
Researchers show why music is so addictive
BY ERINN MORRISONJAN 21, 2011 "Dopamine release may explain why some feel "high" when listening to pleasurable music." Does your favorite music give you chills every time you hear it? Ever find yourself putting your favorite song on repeat to re-experience… Continue Reading