Name: Know thyself, with a brain scanner
Uploaded: 2011-01-26T16:08:00Z
Duration: 14 min 47 s
Description: Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the ancient dictum "know thyself."

Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the ancient dictum "know thyself."

Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner

Know thyself, with a brain scanner

Harnessing brainwaves, a brainwave sensor transforms mental activity into data, enabling insights into focus and relaxation.

Through 'intra-active' tech, games like Zen Bound become tools for self-awareness, turning focus into game control and reflection.

Thought-controlled computing offers a novel lens on self-discovery, promising a future where technology deepens our self-understanding.