Taking control of your brain
The expert judges decided how well the students performed pieces of music both before and after they used EEG neurofeedback. The judges didn't know which performance was which. Gruzelier found that the brain-training technique improved the students' performance by as much as 17%, the equivalent of a grade in a musical exam or university degree.
Gruzelier is now carrying out further research into EEG neurofeedback with students from Trinity College of Music and Laban Contemporary Dance. He says he can't see any ethical concerns with using the technique to boost musical performance: 'To me, exercising the mind is no different to exercising the body.'
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John Gruzelier, Goldsmiths College, London
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