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On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 02:42:34PM -0400, Jeremy Bongio wrote:
> Well I personally would like to see the result of meditation and other
> activities that change
> the state of mind. I'd like to make a simple game based on this. I
> haven't heard of someone
> doing this, and I have no idea if it would even be effective.
> EEG and meditation:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43006-2005Jan2.html
>
> But there are plenty of possibilities.
>
> If it's really as simple as it sounds, then for a few hundred dollars
> more kids with add or adhd
> could have a personal system to train with. Normally EEG machines are
> a few grand.
> EEG and ADHD therapy: http://www.healing-arts.org/children/ADHD/biofeedback.htm
>
> Controlling a computer by thinking is very cool.
> EEG and HCI: http://johnnylee.net/academic/BCI%20Presentation6.ppt
>
> However, tracking changes during meditation and making a game to aid meditation.
> Those are my interests at the moment.
>
> -Jeremy Bongio
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Sean Dague wrote:
> > On 03/27/2010 11:11 AM, Jeremy Bongio wrote:
> >> Texas Instruments is coming out with a microchip that takes care of
> >> most of the difficulty with building EEG machines.
> >> Each should cost around $25 for an 8 lead chip. I'm considering buying
> >> a bunch when they are released.
> >>
> >> http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/ads1298.html
> >> http://focus.ti.com/docs/solution/folders/print/464.html
> >>
> >> With this chip it looks like the most difficult part to building an
> >> EEG machine is feeding 8 digital signals to a computer.
> >> Or more than 8 if you daisy chain them. There's a formula in the spec
> >> for how many can be daisy chained.
> >>
> >> -Jeremy Bongio
> >
> > Well, you could probably take that into an arduino then output to
> > something more computer friendly from there.
> >
> > Anything specific you are planning to do with these?
> >
> > ? ? ? ?-Sean
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