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  • Global Consciousness Project

    • 29 Jul 2011
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    Coherent consciousness creates order in the world
    Subtle interactions link us with each other and the Earth  

     "When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all cultures."

    see more via noosphere.princeton.edu

     

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  • Making Music by the Mind

    • 23 Mar 2011
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    "We’ve all had moments where we heard a song playing in our heads. Now a new technology allows our brains to go a step further and perform music simply by thinking.  

    The brain-computer interface, developed by Eduardo Miranda of the University of Plymouth, UK , is similar to other “mind reading” devices that have enabled users to type out messages and drive cars literally without lifting a finger."

    via smartplanet.com

     

    Music Of The Mind is a truly unique project, combining performance theatre & scientific experimentation utilising pioneering state-of-the-art “brain-computer interface” technology for this literally mind-blowing event!  

    "Brains put out electrical waves. I wouldn't be at all surprised if some day it were possible to do away with lines in music, such as writing it out and playing the notes. You'll just be able to think it.” Raymond Scott, 1949

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    Mind Map Art  by Margaret Brandman

     

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    According to the Department of Homeland Security...  

    “Because of the strains that come with an emergency response job, we are interested in finding ways to help these workers remain at the top of their game when working and get quality rest when they go off a shift,” said Department of Homeland Security Program Manager Robert Burns. “Our goal is to find new ways to help first responders perform at the highest level possible, without increasing tasks, training, or stress levels.”

    If the brain “composes” the music, the first job of scientists is to take down the notes. Each recording is converted into two unique musical compositions designed to trigger the body’s natural responses, for example, by improving productivity while at work, or helping adjust to constantly changing work hours. The compositions are clinically shown to promote one of two mental states in each individual: relaxation – for reduced stress and improved sleep; and alertness – for improved concentration and decision-making.

    Each 2–6 minute track is a composition performed on a single instrument, usually a piano. The relaxation track may sound like a “melodic, subdued Chopin sonata,” while the alertness track may have “more of a Mozart sound,” according to Burns. (It seems there’s a classical genius—or maybe two genii—in all of us.) Listen to an example of an instrumental alert track.  

     

     

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  • Method of Loci : The Memory Palace

    • 26 Feb 2011
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    The method of loci is also commonly called the mental walk, and in more basic terms, it is a method of memory enhancement which uses visualization to organize and recall a large amount of information.
    via absentnarrative.blogspot.com

     

     

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  • Mind-Blowing Brain Images From Then and Now

    • 15 Nov 2010
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    Mouse Retina

    "The brain is an endlessly fascinating topic for those who have one. And being a visual species, we humans are especially attracted to images of this intriguing organ. The combination of beauty and scientific value in both modern and antique brain imagery is hard to rival."

    via wired.com

     

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