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. "
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? "
multi-material 3d-printed wearable piece that moves and changes shape in response to the activities of the brain
"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.
A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain
Recordings from the brain’s surface are giving scientists unprecedented views into how the brain controls speech.
Remixed brain waves reveal soundtrack of the human brain
Neuroscientist David Sulzer turns brain waves into music
Is telekinesis real? - Emma Bryce
Brainball
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...
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
new home
just moved the blog from http://paterklack.wordpress.com/ to its new home on cybermonk.de
old posts might look a bit messed up due to automatic import
also embedded content does not show up. please copy/paste the old links to go further...
Diane Benscoter: How cults rewire the brain
[embed]http://www.ted.com/talks/ex_moonie_diane_benscoter_how_cults_think?language=en[/embed]
What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NubJ2ThK_U[/embed]
Controlling genes with your thoughts
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-genes-thoughts.html