Category: Brain

MindStream – NeuroSky EEG Data Streamer

July 24, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesSince I last posted on the NeuroSky Brainwave Visualizer, I decided to write a simple app to “stream” brainwave/EEG data from NeuroSky devices (the MindWave & MindSet). I couldn’t find any apps to save the EEG data so I decided to write a system tray app that will save data to a file and broadcast…
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Zeo Personal Sleep Coach – Hacking Your Way To A Better Night’s Sleep

January 2, 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat’s a better way to kick off the New Year than by giving tips on how to improve your overall quality of sleep? I decided to write this post as a mini-review of the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach and share some open source tools and APIs to help with saving your Zeo data for your…
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120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

August 27, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLuciano over at Litemind has posted a great article that shows 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power. These are things you can do starting today to help you think faster …

The Role of Alpha and Consciousness

April 8, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just caught an interesting post on Mind Update (a side blog for the Transparent Corporation) titled: Brain Rhythms and Consciousness, and how Alpha may play a new role The article discusses how certain brainwave frequencies, like Gamma and Alpha, affect levels of consciousness. Gamma frequencies have been typically associated with a more awakened state,…
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Subliminal Messages Work!

March 14, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to NeuroscienceMarketing.com new research at the University College London confirms the effectiveness of subliminal messages. Scientists at the University College London (UCL) have found the first physiological evidence that invisible subliminal images do attract the brain’s attention on a subconscious level. The findings challenge previous scientific assumptions that consciousness and attention go hand-in-hand.

BioFeedback, Mind Machines & Brain Entrainment

May 24, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve had an interest in Biofeedback, Mind Machines, and Brainwave Entrainment for many years now. Since my collection of links/bookmarks is starting to grow too large I decided to start putting them in a mindmap. This map is by no means complete, but a very good start for people who are interested in this topic. …
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The Man Who Remembers Forever

September 3, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast April I blogged about Piotr Wozniak, a Polish Renaissance Man of sorts, who developed an algorithm and software product to help people learn and retain knowledge at amazing levels. His software SuperMemo can help turn people into geniuses. Well, it turns out that there are some people out there with *amazing* memories who can…
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Polyphasic Sleep

April 6, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteve Pavlina recently posted an interesting article recollecting his previous experience adjusting to a Polyphasic Sleep Cycle. “It’s been nearly a year since I terminated my polyphasic sleep experiment. If you didn’t follow that experiment, for 5-1/2 months (Oct 2005 – Apr 2006) I followed a pattern of sleeping about 20 minutes once every four…
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Meditation and EEG

March 11, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMind Update, a blog from Transparent Corporation recently posted an interesting video on illustrating the effects of transcendental mediation using an EEG. This reminded me of a Ken Wilber video from a few months ago where he “stops his brain wave activity”. According to the video post on YouTube: That’s right, Ken can stop his…
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