music and dance through brain

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A wearable EEG reads a dancer's brain and feeds live data into an open GitHub JavaScript composition that maps signals to a software synthesizer; mappings control volume, panning, duration and percussive events. The demo generates all music from brain activity and plays in real time, but the dancer cannot reliably change the output, supporting the claim that current deep learning/AR tools do not yet let humans intentionally steer such interfaces. Video and source are available; the system works as a proof‑of‑concept rather than a controllable instrument.

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1. 0:00Introduction and conference thoughts
2. 1:46Art and technology importance
3. 2:50Brain-controlled music project
4. 6:20Q&A and closing remarks

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