Current Projects:
Developing an electronic musical instrument that is controlled with input from an electromyography (EMG) wristband sensor developed by CTRL-Labs
Developing an electronic musical instrument that is controlled with input from an electromyography (EMG) wristband sensor developed by CTRL-Labs
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What if intentionality were to bypass the limitations of our peripheral nervous system and act directly upon the world around us? What if we could produce art in the form of music without moving a muscle? Using a new neurotechnology that collects and processes large amounts of electromyography (EMG) data, it is possible to measure tiny signals coming from the peripheral nervous system in real-time. This activity is detected by the wristband and reappropriated into discrete electrical signals that can be programmed into a computer interface that can ultimately control anything — from the movement of a hand avatar on a screen to the production of sound and light. Research is made possible by generous support from Columbia University's Presidential Scholars in Neuroscience and Society Program and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. |
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Past Projects:
Studying the vocalizations of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis and related subspecies
Studying the vocalizations of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis and related subspecies
My background in music allowed me to make the exciting discovery that the male frogs' courtship songs contain musical intervals! We then spent several years investigating how the frogs make and perceive these sounds.
Our research was recently published in eLife! Check out the paper below.
Listen to a Naked Scientist podcast about our findings.
