In this podcast Professor Andrew Jackson talks about how he came to be, literally, at the cutting edge between the human central nervous system and new neuro-technologies. After explaining ‘neural interface’, he discusses how the field is starting to change the management of paralysis and epilepsy. There is also an interesting discussion about the effects of exhsiting current tech, including possible implications of Google's acquisition of FitBit and how social media is already effectively modifies behaviour. He also shares a lockdown project – 'closed loop' music generated by and modified in real time by brain oscillations (with some samples included).
Participants:
Andrew Jackson, Professor of Neural Interfaces, University of Newcastle, UK http://research.ncl.ac.uk/jacksonlab/
Ken Barrett, visual artist, writer and former neuropsychiatrist/psychophysiologist.
http://www.kenbarrettstudio.co.uk/
Music: Closed loop music generated by Andrew Jackson’s brain (with permission).
Brainland the opera website: www.brainlandtheopera.co.uk
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