Have you ever wished you could learn a new instrument without so much energy, coordination, and practice required? What if you could create music just by thinking about it? CBC Radio spoke with neurologist, Dr. Thomas Deuel, who invented exactly that! The encephalophone is a device that converts the electrical activity in the brain to musical notes using a computer-brain interface. With a short amount of training, participants could create the notes they were thinking of with surprising accuracy. Not only will this technology improve in the future, Dr. Deuel hopes that it can be adapted to help people with disabilities with cognitive and motor rehabilitation.
