Location: Digipen Institute of Technology, Redmond, Washington USA
Moderated by: Dan Mortensen
Speaker(s): Thomas A.S. Deuel - MD, PhD
Can our brains be somehow connected to and directly operate a musical instrument (with the aid of some electronics)? Our October meeting explores that premise with Dr. Thomas Deuel, of DXARTS at the University of Washington. Dr. Deuel will discuss his brain-music interface: The Encephalophone.
The Encephalophone is a hands-free musical instrument. It uses EEG "brain-wave" measurements to allow users to generate music using only thought control, without movement. It is based on using Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to harness the electrical brain signals to create music in real-time using conscious "thought" control. It has been experimentally shown to work with reasonable accuracy, and is being used in clinical trials with patients with motor disability caused by stroke, MS, ALS, or spinal cord injury to enable and empower these patients to create music in real-time without needing to move.
Dr. Deuel plans to give a talk and screen video examples of the Encephalophone at work, followed by Q&A. Come and enjoy!
Maybe, just-maybe, a few folks will share a few minutes of their experience at this year's AES Convention....
Musician/Sound Artist, Neurologist, and Neuroscientist. He has been a University of Washington Acting Assistant Professor at the UW School of Music's DXARTS (Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media). He is also Staff Physician/Neurophysiologist for Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA. He has received several awards and grants for his work, and has given several invited talks on the Encephalophone. Some of his creative works may be found at www.deulingthumbs.com
Other Business: Student Recording Competition See: http://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/src2017/
Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
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