Plymouth University works with patients at the Royal Hospital for
Neuro-disability on a musical performance to unite a string quartet and four
people living with severe disability for a world first in musical performance. The
Paramusical Ensemble saw patients from the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
(RHN) in London interacting with musicians through a Brain Computer Music
Interface (BCMI).
The system, developed at Plymouth University, allows a person to control
musical systems through brainwave signals detected by electrodes placed on the
scalp. This performance was one of the first showcases of the technology, which
researchers believe could have a transformative impact on people being treated
for medical conditions such as locked-in syndrome.
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