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This club is for anyone interested in hacking their brains! Recently there has been a number of maker-friendly EEG devices made commercially available: NeuroSky MindSet/MindWave; EPOC Emotiv; OpenBCI EEG (which is open source). These devices allow for users to gather and analyze raw EEG data. Also, there are inexpensive open source electronics available to explore binaural beats and other brain bending effects (i.e. Brain Machine).
This club is for anyone interested in hacking their brains! Recently there has been a number of maker-friendly EEG devices made commercially available: NeuroSky MindSet/MindWave; EPOC Emotiv; OpenBCI EEG (which is open source). These devices allow for users to gather and analyze raw EEG data. Also, there are inexpensive open source electronics available to explore binaural beats and other brain bending effects (i.e. Brain Machine).
== Monthly Themes ==
== Monthly Themes ==
April 1, 2015 Theme:
Why do certain frequencies of vibrating air please our brains? This month let's explore the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_neuroscience_of_music effects of music on the human brain]. Can we characterize music so that we can generate certain emotions? Do animals like music or is it special to humans? Come with your own questions and answers!
March 4, 2015 Theme:
March 4, 2015 Theme:
This month we are going to discuss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_perception visual perception]. Optical illusions are one of the oldest types of brain hacking! Why do things sometimes appear different than they really are? Also, can we record what we see?
This month we are going to discuss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_perception visual perception]. Optical illusions are one of the oldest types of brain hacking! Why do things sometimes appear different than they really are? Also, can we record what we see?
February 4, 2015 Theme:
February 4, 2015 Theme:
This month we are going to discuss memory. What can we do to enhance our short term and long term memory? Do supplements, meditation, biofeedback or other techniques work? Let's find out.
This month we are going to discuss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory memory]. What can we do to enhance our short term and long term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory memory]? Do supplements, meditation, biofeedback or other techniques work? Let's find out.
January 7, 2015 Theme:
January 7, 2015 Theme:
This month we are going to discuss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity neuroplasticity]. How flexible is you brain? Can an old dog learn new tricks? How does the brain recover or recreate itself after injury or trauma? Maybe you have a story of your own that you want to share. Let's discuss!
This month we are going to discuss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity neuroplasticity]. How flexible is you brain? Can an old dog learn new tricks? How does the brain recover or recreate itself after injury or trauma? Maybe you have a story of your own that you want to share. Let's discuss!
December 3, 2015: First meeting
