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Interview with Ariel Garten, CEO and co-founder of InteraXon
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 1 CommentEarly this month at NeuroGaming 2013 we had the awesome opportunity to interview Ariel Garten, CEO and co-founder of InteraXon, a Toronto based BCI company that creates cutting edge thought-controlled computing... -
Bringing back the brainwaves: NeuroGaming 2013 Conference in retrospect
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been a week since the NeuroGaming 2013 Conference concluded, but since there was so much groundbreaking stuff discussed in such a short amount of time, we figured it was... -
NeuroGaming 2013: day one conference roundup
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsAfter a full day of stimulating discussion and presentation of neuro-gadgetry, the conference has wrapped up for the evening. Among the highlights were a chance to try out the Foc.us... -
NeuroGaming 2013 first impressions: A real buzz of excitement in the air!
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsThe air is buzzing with excitement this morning in San Francisco at the first NeuroGaming Conference and Expo. A wide variety of people, ranging from neurosurgeons to musical composers, game designers... -
Ghost’s Masaki Batoh begins North American Brain Pulse Music Tour
Posted on April 28, 2013 | No CommentsMasaki Batoh, best known as the front man of Japanese psychedelic rock band Ghost, will be touring the USA and Canada performing live installations of Brain Pulse Music (BPM) –... -
Osseointegrated prosthetic arm controlled via direct nerve implants
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 1 CommentEarlier this year, the lab of Dr. Rickard Branemark at Sahlgrenska University Hospital was the first to permanently implant electrodes into the nerves and muscles of an amputee in order... -
Brain-to-brain interface allows rats to communicate telepathically (video)
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 2 CommentsA pair of rats, thousands of miles apart, was able to successfully communicate information directly using their brains. The lab of Dr. Miguel Nicolelis at Duke University has recently published... -
Universal Mediaman: projects at the intersection of art, mind, and science
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsUniversal Mediaman, maker of the award-winning NeuroSky application Dagaz, has added three new neurofeedback projects to his portfolio: Heartlive, Grapheme, and Biodome – all centered on the concept of generating... -
The successful conclusion of OpenVibe2
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsAfter three years of exceptional research in BCI control of computer gaming, the OpenVibe2 initiative has come to an end. This open-source initiative aimed to explore the possibilities of... -
A glance back at CES 2013: neurotech companies in the spotlight
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsThis year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) saw a particularly huge success for many startups and small companies and for the first time, neurotech companies were also in the media spotlight. Widely... -
World premier: duet for brainwaves and cello
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsFollowing the HEADSPACE – Brain-Controlled Music event (earlier this month in NYC), the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset made another debut yesterday as a ‘musical instrument ‘when renowned cellist Katinka Kleijn performed “Intelligence... -
CES 2013: InteraXon debuts Muse along with Brain Health System application
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsFrom a BCI point of view perhaps the most exciting thing happening at CES 2013 is that InteraXon are debuting the Muse headband along with Brain Health System, an application that allows the user to... -
Science confirms: IQ is not equivalent to Intelligence
Posted on December 25, 2012 | No CommentsHave you always suspected that you’re more intelligent than your IQ gives you credit for? It turns out that science is on your side! The researchers at the University of... -
The future of ADHD treatment lies in drug-free BCI therapy
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsPresently, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is treated using a class of medications known as ‘stimulants’, which is the same drug class as substances like Cocaine and Crystal Meth. These... -
One step closer to telepathy with BCI technology
Posted on December 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsTelepathic communication has been a cornerstone of science fiction and science alike for decades. From the Jedi knights in Star Wars to Hans Berger (the father of human electroencephalography), it...
