What is all the buzz about ...Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to transmit nerve signals across a synapse.
They are sprayed from the end of the “upstream” nerve cell and absorbed by receptors in the “downstream” cell.
Brain signals are electrical (Galvani - 1791, Rolando - 1809)
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It's a headline, innovative & primo EEG neurofeedback toy and the first of a wave of them to hit the market. This is includes Barbie (Mattel) Mindflex and the Emotiv hat. This paradigm-shaking new game monitors brainwave activity and allowing you the user to control a small ball moving through a 10 inch training tower using nothing but mental focus and concentration.
It’s good tech. You control a ping-pong ball by the power of your mind. No really. The main unit is a Star Wars branded base, liberally laced with red LEDs, out of which climbs a clear plastic tube more correctly termed the Jedi Training Tower. Inside this is the Jedi training sphere, which rises or falls in the Tower according to the power of the fan at its base, which blows it up there
Mind Tools has come across a pretty amazing new device gadget that fits into the category of Cognitive Optometry .
Behavioural optometry (also known as "functional optometry") is an expanded area of optometric practice that uses a holistic approach in the treatment of vision and vision information processing problems.[1] The practice of behavioural optometry incorporates various vision therapy methods and has been characterised as a complementary alternative medicine practice.
The Eyeport is an electronic vision training system that claims to improve your visual performance. "Through a combination of sound, color and light, the Eyeport optimizes the ability of the eyes to aim, track, focus and work together as a team," according to the company's site. Invented by Dr. Jacob Liberman and cleared by the FDA, the Eyeport certainly looks strange, but it's supposed to be easy to use. (Just don't poke your eye out.)
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