The BCMI-MIdAS team present a new paper in the current contents of Psychology of Music (SAGE), discussing the use of affectively-driven algorithmic composition systems for induction and communication of emotions via music.
The full paper can be viewed by SAGE subscribers as of August 15th in the Online First section here.
The BCMI-MIdAS team present a new paper in the current volume of Neuroscience Letters (Elsevier), revealing neural correlates of music-induced emotions.
Prof Eduardo Miranda and ICCMR engineer Joel Eaton demonstrate the Brain-Computer Music Interfacing system behind the composition "Activating Memory" for string quartet and BCMI quartet. Read more on the BBC webpages here
Below are some photos from the recent joint project meeting, where experimental work using synchronised fMRI and EEG brain scanning was used to evaluate music at the Reading laboratory. The photos show Plymouth research fellow, Dr Alexis Kirke, under the watchful eye of Dr Etienne Roesch and Dr Ian Daly from the Reading team:
- Dr Roesch and Dr Daly preparing the 64 channel EEG system
- Dr Kirke entering the scanner
- experiment in progress as participant evaluates music excerpts inside the fMRI scanner
Watch this space for more updates and results soon!
Medicine Unboxed 2013: VOICE is a mosaic of the subjective, individually complex and disparate voices that resonate within medicine.
Full details are online at http://www.medicineunboxed.com/2013-voice/
The research section of the BCMI-MIdAS webpages have now been updated to reflect several new conference papers from the project, including presentations in Spain, Finland, Sweden, and the UK.
Recent performances of new work featuring some of the technology and ideas driving part of the BCMI-MIdAS project: Eduardo Miranda's Symphony of Minds Listening:
Alexis Kirke's Many Worlds:
both of which have been featured extensively by the press, including BBC, BBC World Service, Al Jazeera, Wired [1],[2], and more [see links section of this website for full details].
The project is moving ahead swiftly with new code and experiments in preparation. Don't forget to add our RSS feed if you would like to be kept informed of the latest developments here as they happen.
The BCMI-MIdAS team present a new paper in the current contents of Psychology of Music (SAGE), discussing the use of affectively-driven algorithmic composition systems for induction and communication of emotions via music.
The BCMI-MIdAS team present a new paper in the current volume of Neuroscience Letters (Elsevier), revealing neural correlates of music-induced emotions.
