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Good news for people who hate practicing scales: scientists have created a musical instrument you can play with just your thoughts. The instrument, called the Encephalophone — “enceph” means “head” — ...

SEATTLE-In April of 2016, Seattle choir director and fifth-grade teacher Margaret Haney checked into the emergency room with an unusual problem-suddenly, she couldn't sing. Haney had been in the ...

Bill Radke talks with Dr. Thomas Deuel, a musician, neuroscientist and inventor of the encephalophone, an instrument you play with your brainwaves. Deuel explains why he was inspired to create the ...

If you enjoy music but haven’t managed to master an instrument yet, we may have a solution for you: an encephalophone, a device that turns brain signals into sounds. It’s not just about jamming away.

In April of 2016, Seattle choir director and fifth-grade teacher Margaret Haney checked into the emergency room with an unusual problem — suddenly, she couldn’t sing. Haney had been in the classroom, ...

Do you always need your hands to play your favourite musical instruments? This new invention begs to differ. A newly-developed musical instrument allows people to create music with their mind. Yes, it ...

Scientists have been experimenting for some years with electroencephalography (EEG) as an interface for mind-controlled devices. Everything from wheelchairs to drones and even televisions have been ...

SEATTLE -- Stroke patients could soon test a new therapy in Seattle that will create music through thought. A local doctor invented the instrument that is hands-free and controlled by brain waves. The ...

To play the encephalophone, a musician wears an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap fitted with electrodes that read brain waves and transmit them to a synthesizer. The EEG caps looks like a beanie without ...

SEATTLE – In April of 2016, Seattle choir director and fifth-grade teacher Margaret Haney checked into the emergency room with an unusual problem – suddenly, she couldn't sing. Haney had been in the ...