Brain-Computer Music Interface - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog
It is hard to imagine what will be possible with direct mind control in the next dozen years. Will we be driving cars with no steering wheel? Read the research paper (warning it is a PDF). “Researchers at the University of Plymouth created this “Brain-Computer Music Interface”, which uses two laptops to analyze brain waves and composes music based on the results. The BCMI-Piano (Figure 1) falls into the category of BCI computer-oriented systems. Via: TechEBlog
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Neuroinformatics
Neuroinformatics is a research field concerned with the organization of neuroscience data by the application of computational models and analytical tools. These areas of research are important for the integration and analysis of increasingly large-volume, high-dimensional, and fine-grain experimental data. Neuroinformaticians provide computational tools, mathematical models, and create interoperable databases for clinicians and research scientists. Neuroscience is a heterogeneous field, consisting of many and various sub-disciplines (e.g., Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Behavioral Genetics). In order for our understanding of the brain to continue to deepen, it is necessary that these sub-disciplines are able to share data and findings in a meaningful way; Neuroinformaticians facilitate this.[1] Neuroinformatics stands at the intersection of neuroscience and information science. There are three main directions where neuroinformatics has to be applied:[2] History[edit]
How Pinterest Will Transform the Web in 2012: Social Content Curation As The Next Big Thing
The most interesting wave hitting the social web in 2012 is social curation. This was kicked off in 2011 as Pinterest's growth was noticed by Silicon Valley and a number of companies quickly followed suit - Snip.It launched as a social information curation platform, Quora adopted boards for a similar purpose, and Fab.com launched a structured social commerce feed. In this blog post I will discuss the evolution of social media from long-form to push-button, the emergence of social curation on sites such as Twitter and Tumblr, and the move to structured sets of curated content on Pinterest and its brethren. But first, the meta-trend.... ...Social Media: Evolving From Long Form To Push Button In the evolution of social media over the last decade, the trend has been a move from long form content, which has high friction of participation (both on the production and consumption side) to ever lower requirements placed on a user to participate in a conversation.
Research | Martin Pielot
Future Comm My current research at Telefonica focuses on the future of communication technologies. I am studying how people use novel communication channels, such as WhatsApp or Snapchat, and I ideate, prototype, and test novel concepts around the topic. Peripheral Interaction Related to communication technologies, I research peripheral interaction. Research in the Large App stores for mobile phones and desktop computers offer a great way for developers to easily make their apps accessible to users in a unified way. Non-visual Interaction with Mobile Devices In the past, I researched Non-visual Interaction with Mobile Devices, in particular in the context of providing spatial information through non-visual displays for location-based services.
Soterix Medical
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive procedure in which a device sends a small Direct Current (DC) across the scalp to modulate brain function. The Soterix Medical 1x1 tDCS Low-Intensity Stimulator sends a low-level current from the positive electrode, anode, to the negative electrode, cathode. When the extremely low level current passes from the anode to the cathode, it may simultaneously increase the activity of the brain by the anode and decrease the activity of the brain near the cathode. tDCS mechanisms are considered to result from the ability of very weak DC currents to safely induce reversible changes in cortical plasticity. The induction of lasting changes in cortical excitability can, under some conditions, reversibly modify behavior and interact with normal learning. tDCS dose can be defined as: 1) The size and position of the electrodes on the body and 2) The duration (in minutes) and intensity (in mA) of current passed across the electrodes.
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Chaos computing
Chaos computing is the idea of using chaotic systems for computation. In particular, chaotic systems can be made to produce all types of logic gates and further allow them to be morphed into each other. Introduction[edit] Chaotic systems generate large numbers of patterns of behavior and are irregular because they switch between these patterns. They exhibit sensitivity to initial conditions which, in practice, means that chaotic systems can switch between patterns extremely fast. Modern digital computers perform computations based upon digital logic operations implemented at the lowest level as logic gates. A chaotic morphing logic gate consists of a generic nonlinear circuit that exhibits chaotic dynamics producing various patterns. Chaotic Morphing[edit] As an example of how chaotic morphing works, lets take a generic chaotic system known as the Logistic map. ChaoGate[edit] A Chaotic computer, made up of a lattice of ChaoGates, has been demonstrated by Chaologix Inc. Research[edit]
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