SCRAPBOOK

Dr. Donnelly wears a headband with three electrodes attached on the inside. The electrodes connect with his forehead. A small transmitter box, in back of his head, sends neural signals to a receiver box that is connected to the modem port of the computer. The receiver inputs the signals to the computer through the modem port where they are input to the computer in real time to a software application that converts the signals into frequency and amplitude values.

On the computer monitor, you can see the brain waves that are being input when this picture was taken.

Scrapbook Photographs by Paras Kaul

Hannah is sending her brain waves to the computer, and you can see her brain wave signals on the monitor. Dr. Donnelly is making a documentary videotape of Hannah's experience.

Ryan is transmitting his brain waves to the computer while Hannah videotapes him for the documentary video. Ryan's brain waves are being output from the computer to a midi device that converts values of the brain wave signals to midi notes which are then input to a Roland keyboard.

Hannah's brain waves are also being output through the midi translator box and input to the Roland keyboard. By doing this, Hannah, like Ryan is making brain wave music. Samples of their brain wave music can be heard from the Brain Wave Music link.

Ryan concentrates to focus his attention. As his focus increases, he relaxes, and the brain waves begin to settle down. The more he relaxes, the more the frequencies lower and switch from beta to alpha and theta frequencies.