What is neurofeedback? Why open-source? How can we use it?

1. My explorations of
neurofeedback
Juraj Bednár

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The importance
of N=1
We might look like we are very similar.
We actually make this assumption
when thinking about other people.
Just remember yourself 20 years ago.
And that’s the same person!

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Becoming
cyborgs:
transhumanism
Taking the evolution into our own hands!
(Literally, here in Prague in Paralelní Polis)

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Body & Brain
Body is not just a vessel to carry our brain.
We will redefine what it means to be human
...and it§s

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Feedback loops
for learning
Try learning juggling:
● With your eyes closed
● With your eyes open
● With a mirror
Feedback allows us to correct mistakes
just in time and learn much faster!

6. Biofeedback
Emotions <-> Embodiment

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Sense design
▫ Always on
▫ The brain can interpret and integrate the raw data (if
it is low-latency)
▫ Perceiving electromagnetic fields (fingertips, through
a device)
▫ Compass sense

8. Biofeedback +
senses
Heart Rate Variability: Understanding stress, stress reduction,
understanding stress reactions of the body
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9. Open source hardware
OpenBCI = low-latency EEG
device for home use
EEG has immediate feedback in
time domain, it is not very
location precise (skull)
(MRI is the opposite)
Neurofeedback:
Understanding and
training the brain
Open-source software
Turn alpha amplitude to a low-
latency sound signal
(Why sound?)
Do alpha+beta- or other protocols
Hemicoherence
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10. Motivation
Learning meditation
The experience of
“merging” or “complete
integration”. There is no
conflict, just you and your
mind: senses, thoughts,
emotions, all integrated
Internal conflict
Alpha amplitude down?
Lost focus?
Immediate feedback
Extending myself
Do we merge with our
devices? To some extent we
already have. What other
forms and experiences can
we have?
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11. github.com/jooray/OpenBCI_GUI_Neurofeedbac
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Thanks!
https://juraj.bednar.io/
juraj@bednar.io
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