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Thought Control Game Helps Musicians

Posted by simoniker on from the insert-spooky-theremin-effects-here dept.

Thanks to Ananova for their article discussing a videogame controlled by brainwaves that helps musicians play better. According to the piece, "Scientists have improved the performance of musicians by up to 17% by teaching them to control their thoughts... Sensors were attached to their heads that filtered out specific brainwaves. These influenced a video game displayed on a screen, which the students learned to control by altering particular thought patterns." At the end of all this, "a panel of expert judges" proclaimed the 'deep relaxation' neurofeedback as having a significantly positive effect on the musicians' playing.

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  1. Yikes! by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sensors were attached to their heads that filtered out specific brainwaves...
    You can read more about this fascinating new study in this month's New England Journal of Evil.

    DecafJedi

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  2. However... by GypC · · Score: 5, Funny

    The scientists conducting the experiment neglected to mention that spending the same amount of time rehearsing improved their skills by 25%.