Imagine if there is a way to learn new things by directly download the new things into your brain.
Recently, experiment conducted by Boston University and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratory in Kyoto, Japan, has successfully demonstrated through stimulation on a person's visual cortex, one would be able to improve his/her own performance on visual tasks.
The researchers used decoded functional magnetic resonance imaging in order to induce a brain activity pattern from a previously determine state in a person. The method is believed can be used in inserting new knowledge through the visual cortex, eliminating the need for practice and hardwork.
"Think of a person watching a computer screen and having his or her brain patterns modified to match those of a high-performing athlete or modified to recuperate from an accident or disease. Though preliminary, researchers say such possibilities may exist in the future.
Neuroscientists have found that pictures gradually build up inside a person's brain, appearing first as lines, edges, shapes, colors and motion in early visual areas. The brain then fills in greater detail to make a red ball appear as a red ball, for example."
In the press conference, Watanabe, one of the co-founder in this project said;
"The most surprising thing in this study is that mere inductions of neural activation patterns corresponding to a specific visual feature led to visual performance improvement on the visual feature, without presenting the feature or subjects' awareness of what was to be learned."
Recently, experiment conducted by Boston University and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratory in Kyoto, Japan, has successfully demonstrated through stimulation on a person's visual cortex, one would be able to improve his/her own performance on visual tasks.
The researchers used decoded functional magnetic resonance imaging in order to induce a brain activity pattern from a previously determine state in a person. The method is believed can be used in inserting new knowledge through the visual cortex, eliminating the need for practice and hardwork.
Below is some description about this experiment according to NSF. Read full NSF press conference about this project here.
Neuroscientists have found that pictures gradually build up inside a person's brain, appearing first as lines, edges, shapes, colors and motion in early visual areas. The brain then fills in greater detail to make a red ball appear as a red ball, for example."
In the press conference, Watanabe, one of the co-founder in this project said;
"The most surprising thing in this study is that mere inductions of neural activation patterns corresponding to a specific visual feature led to visual performance improvement on the visual feature, without presenting the feature or subjects' awareness of what was to be learned."
Though the project still has few limitations, this undoubtedly allows a new method of learning which can be beneficial for all mankind. Imagine having able to learn about stuff by just connecting yourself to a computer. Much like this:
I sincerely hope this i could get my hands on being the subject for this. Nevertheless, hopefully the project can give a lot of benefit to people with problem in studying.
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