'My Virtual Dream': Collective Neurofeedback in an Immersive Art Environment.

ABSTRACT: While human brains are specialized for complex and variable real world tasks, most neuroscience studies reduce environmental complexity, which limits the range of behaviours that can be explored. Motivated to overcome this limitation, we conducted a large-scale experiment with electroencephalography (EEG) based brain-computer interface (BCI) technology as part of an immersive multi-media science-art installation. Data from 523 participants were collected in a single night. The exploratory experiment was designed as a collective computer game where players manipulated mental states of relaxation and concentration with neurofeedback targeting modulation of relative spectral power in alpha and beta frequency ranges. Besides validating robust time-of-night effects, gender differences and disti

SUBMITTER: Kovacevic N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4496007 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature