The iPod Brain

[wdlove]

Researchers at Dartmouth College looked into why a certain tune will replay in our head. It's in the auditory cortex. They used brain scans for the study. The researchers would delete nine seconds from a tune, in the case of a catchy tune the cortex would fill in the blank.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533543

http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=97532

 

[Mechcozmo]

Yup, Apple is always one step of the game with their iPods!
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[joecool85]

^ You've got to be kidding me! Seriously implanting something into your head to play music you've heard etc. Sounds sci-fi to me, although, Startrek is where cellphones came from...

 

[dotdotdot]

^ You've got to be kidding me! Seriously implanting something into your head to play music you've heard etc. Sounds sci-fi to me, although, Startrek is where cellphones came from...

I kinda think he was... lol

Back on track: it would be coool but scary

 

[Mechcozmo]

^ You've got to be kidding me! Seriously implanting something into your head to play music you've heard etc. Sounds sci-fi to me, although, Startrek is where cellphones came from...

Yay! I got a believer!
Check out BBspot on your spare time... you might learn something....

 

[wdlove]

Science is implanting a lot of devices already. They help to regulate the heart, control pain, and control use of muscles.

I found the article very interesting. It give a logical explanation for catchy tunes playing on in our minds. Of course its the dream of advertisers.

 

[Lacero]

If you've seen The Final Cut, they implant a chip during the fetal stage that can record the experiences of your life in sound and audio. Work is already underway trying to record the electrical impulses of neurons within the brain and trying to store that information.

 

[PlaceofDis]

i agree with you wd, a lot of things are being implanted for medical purposes already, its only a matter of time before they start to serve other purposes as well

for example, my aunt who is a diabetic has a pump implanted in her side, the pump feeds out through her side and allows her insulin to be automatically regulated rather than always having to prick her finger and whatnot....

as time goes on things will only get more complex