A CBCNews article reveals: “Researchers [from the University of Western Ontario London] have discovered they can detect conscious awareness in some patients thought to be in a permanent vegetative state using an inexpensive EEG device that measures electrical activity in the brain.” Credit should be given to principal researcher Dr. Adrian Owen of the Centre for Brain and […]
Read MoreOn March 7th, 2012 I attended a very enlightening guest lecture at Columbia University that was presented by Rajesh Rao, a computer science professor of the University of Washington. Professor Rao does extensive research into brain-computer interfacing, working with the Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biology, and Neuroscience that goes into the development of the field. […]
Read MoreMy little sister, Carillon, made this video about girls who struggle with self-image. It’s amazing, touching, and inspirational, and I’m not just saying that because she’s my sister. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wQpnRgmSiQ&w=560&h=315] She also has a youtube channel about fashion and style, which teaches girls how to wear clothing, look pretty and feel good about themselves in […]
Read MoreI’m not sure why I haven’t shared the below link yet. It’s skipped my mind for long enough. The site is centered around one of my favorite Parsons D+T courses to date, Post-Planetary Design (yes, I stole the name for one of my blog’s categories). The course, taught by the great thinker Ed Keller, is a […]
Read More//–The Code Is On Github!–// [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/41776885 w=500&h=281] ABSTRACT This post details the research and development of a mobile application which receives and annotates neurofeedback data from a commercial electroencephalography (EEG) device with a single dry electrode. The system is designed to convert any Android mobile phone into a portable storage device that passively records […]
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