In the last few years, brain training is becoming a more salient concept for the general population – mostly due to the appearance of mobile apps that, like Lumosity, offer games for the enhancement of brain function.
How many times have you wondered how people feel while using your product or service? How many times have you wished to have this answer immediately without having them fill out tiresome questionnaires? If you have found yourself in such a situation, then our ExperienceLab services are definitely for you! Emotions are an intrinsic part […]
Last December, the Luminous[1] project organized a networking session at the ICT 2018 Exhibition, a central event of R&D activities in the EU. The networking session aimed to open an interdisciplinary discussion on consciousness. Specifically, Prof. Joanna Bryson (Artificial Intelligence expert, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bath), Prof. Antonio Chella (Machine Consciousness expert, Dept. of […]
When Archimedes, one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians of Ancient Greece, was tasked with determining whether his king’s crown was made of pure gold, he was stumped. He decided to ponder this task over a warm bath, as one does. After entering the water and noticing how it rose based on the volume of […]
Continuing our discussions on complexity in various applications (see our previous blog posts on Complexity in consciousness and in Parkinson’s), here we have applied the concept to a very interesting scenario together with our partners HMGU and INSERM within our project Luminous. A question that still puzzles humanity and is still a source of disagreement […]
There is growing interest for implementing tools to monitor cognitive performance in naturalistic and everyday work environments. An emerging field of research, known as Neuroergonomics, promotes the use of wearable and portable brain monitoring sensors to investigate cortical activity in a variety of human tasks out of the laboratory. Recent technological progress has allowed the […]
After the well known science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote his fourth book of the foundation series “Foundation’s Edge”, he won the Hugo Award, the Locus Award and was nominated for the Nebula Award all in 1983. These awards and nominations were not only recognition for Asimov’s work but also for his momentous career, having written […]
It is widely known that exercise is good for the brain and body. We even have a blog post on how to keep your brain fit. But does exercise as an adult have that big of an impact on your brain? How about exercise as a child? Some researchers were curious what the early effects […]
EEG can be used to investigate abnormal brain activity in neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer or Authism. EEG biomarkers are capable of detecting atypical neural patterns that can be used to distinguish between patient groups and a healthy population. EEG biomarkers have thus the potential of helping clinical professionals in the diagnosis of a […]
One of the emerging trends in the field of tDCS for medical applications is telemedicine or home use. The main reasons for the field’s growth are that we know this to be a safe technique, with only minor side effects (itching, temporary redness under electrodes after application), and that multiple sessions of tDCS (or tCS, […]