Photos of the human brain

Photos of the human brain at National Geographics

the brain on National Geographics!

A must see for every brain interested!

Interactive 3D brain information at national geographics

Eunoia II (Beautiful thought; 아름다운 생각 ll) from Lisa Park

"The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what it is."- Baruch Spinoza

Eunoia II is outfitted with 48 vibration pools, inspired by the 48 emotions philosopher Baruch Spinoza outlined in his book, Ethica, like frustration, excitement, engagement, and meditation. Each speaker vibrates according to Park's brain wave-interpreting algorithm, which tranforms intense signals from Park's Emotiv EEG headset into intense vibrations in the pools of water atop speakers. The modulation of the sound (volume, speed, panning) occurs in real-time in response to her emotional values detected by EEG headset. Here, Park is literally putting her inner struggles on display, and the whole show depends on how she deals with her feelings. The calmer she is, the less vibrations of the sound happen.

"I started working with biosensors especially EEG headset, because I questioned, 'how can I take this invisible energy and emotions and make it visible?'" Park told The Creators Project. "When I am feeling certain emotions (anger, sadness, happiness), I believe that what's inside me, more than 60% of water in human body, will create vibrations/energy within myself. So, I wanted to create an artwork that represents the inner part of myself."

For more information: thelisapark.com

The Sound for "Eunoia II" was composed by the artist, Lisa Park, and the original sound of "#" by Eugenio Caria alias Saffronkeira was partially used with his permission.

The 4 ways sound affects us

"Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices. "

watch talk on TED

interesting talk especially regarding my setup where sound influences the music that is generated while wearing an EEG that feeds a native instruments´ maschine.
I hope to show something more detailed this summer on my music-EEG blog.

3 ways the brain creates meaning

"Information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brains to help us better understand big ideas? "

watch talk on TED

multi-material 3d-printed wearable piece that moves and changes shape in response to the activities of the brain

found this on the creators project site

more information about the project and the artist BEHNAZ FARAHI

"Wer glücklich ist, kauft nicht."

... warum shoppen wir bis zum Umfallen?

Interview von Nora Marie Zaremba mit Gerald Hüther (62), Professor für Neurobiologie an der Universität Göttingen.

HIER geht´s zum kompletten Interview in der Wirtschaftswoche.

How Television Affects Your Brain Chemistry

How spontaneous brain activity keeps you alive - Nathan S. Jacobs

The wheels in your brain are constantly turning, even when you're asleep or not paying attention. In fact, most of your brain’s activities are ones you’d never be aware of … unless they suddenly stopped. Nathan S. Jacobs takes us inside the always active, surprisingly spontaneous brain.

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A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain

Recordings from the brain’s surface are giving scientists unprecedented views into how the brain controls speech.

read whole article HERE

(found on http://www.pinterest.com/Scadza/bci/)

Remixed brain waves reveal soundtrack of the human brain

Scientists have combined and translated two kinds of brain wave recordings into music, transforming one recording (EEG) to create the pitch and duration of a note, and the other (fMRI) to control the intensity of the music.

Neuroscientist David Sulzer turns brain waves into music

"With the help of Brad Garton, director of Columbia's Computer Music Center, Sulzer has performed his avant-garde brain wave music in solo recitals and with musical ensembles."

Is telekinesis real? - Emma Bryce

Brainball

the post below reminded me of a game I played back in 2000 at the expo in hannover :-)

Meditation Deathmatch

What is Meditation Deathmatch?

It's a game where we put EEG's on two players to read their brainwaves. We ask them to show us their war faces. Then we find out who can relax harder...

meditationdeathmat.ch

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EXERCISE MAKES YOU SMARTER!

"Science now believes exercise is not just good for your heart it can also make you smarter and that means it can make you better at what you do. It works fast too...stimulating your nervous system is one of the best ways to perform at a higher level within a short period of time. Doctor John Tatey, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School says, "I like to say that exercise is like taking a little Prozac or Ritalin at just the right moment...it affects mood, vitality, alertness and feelings of well-being."... read whole article