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Boston Children Museum

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) allow interactions with a computer system by means of one’s brain activity. The most common type of BCIs measure the electrical activity of the brain through Electroencephalography (EEG) by electrodes set non-invasively. To build a BCI, a person is instructed to perform one or more mental actions (e.g. imagine you are moving your hand, or imagine an object), after which a classification algorithm is trained to recognize the recorded activity. For each class of mental activity recognized, an action can be associated and triggered on a computer system. This system can be, for example, a wheelchair, a microwave or …a robot! Come and try it out!

MIT Media Lab and Cambridge Public Library

Join us for lectures, demos, guided tours to dive into the fiction and science of brain sensing. While everyone marvels over ChatGPT, a much more important technology is about to be developed and introduced to the general public: brain sensing. Reading one’s mind was a human dream documented as early as 300 BC. Now, thousands of years later, we are finally about to make brain computer interface an everyday reality. Join innovators from MIT Media Lab as they outline how they design full-stack brain sensing systems that help fully paralyzed patients communicate, astronauts to stay attentive and productive, and keep thousands of kids around the globe inspired by what comes next. Curated by: Nataliya Kosmyna, Ph.D. Graphic Design and Accesibility: Mina Terzioglu

Boston Cyberarts

NeuraLiminal is an immersive art exhibition that celebrates the union between human and machine, showcasing 35 prototypes of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), alongside artifacts from science fiction, infographics, and thought-provoking installations. The human mind has long been the subject of fascination and exploration, and with the emergence of BCIs, we are now able to provide access to our brain activity to any computer-based system on this planet, as well as in space, in unprecedented ways. At the heart of NeuraLiminal is the concept of the liminal space, a site of transition between human and computer perception. Through our carefully curated exhibits, we explore how the choices we make today will shape the world of tomorrow. Visitors can experience the rituals of adopting BCIs, from the early days of brain sensing systems to the current state of the art and the uncertain future that awaits us.Each exhibit is designed to provoke thought and inspire wonder, as we explore the ways in which BCIs are changing the very fabric of our lives. From the awe-inspiring history of BCIs to the limbo of present technology and the overstimulation of an uncertain future, we invite you to consider the implications of this cutting-edge technology and contemplate the role that we as individuals and as a society must play in shaping its future.Curated by: Nataliya Kosmyna, Ph.D. Artists: Marshall Wang, Yasmeen Hmaidan, Yuran Ding

MIT Media Lab

Invited lecture by Lisa Joy, the screenwriter, producer and director behind Westworld, The Peripheral, Reminiscence and more. This session is open for Q&A. Hosted by Nataliya Kosmyna, Ph.D + Fluid Interfaces group

MIT Museum

Augmenting Brains' is an all-day, in-person conference dedicated to the discussion of the future of brain sensing. We will cover a variety of topics, including:living implants, memory fabrication, holograms, dreams and more. Also included will be demos and inspiration stations of dream experiences, and other brain-computer interfaces. We will have a deep dive together with our speakers and audience about the multitude of current use cases and form-factors, as well as the future ones. Additionally, we will cover topics such as: hardware, healthtech, entertainment, wellbeing, ethics, and legislation. 'Augmenting Brains' is perfect for BCI aficionados, sci-fi lovers, ethicists, creators, directors, producers, tinkerers, VCs, investors, heads of innovation, lab decision makers responsible for information, technology, strategy, and investment in brain sensing tech. In addition to world renowned scientists from the Media Lab and larger MIT community , we are extremely excited to host speakers and guests all in-person from different institutions around the world with different backgrounds. Please visit the website for registration and more details.

Kendall/MIT Open Space: Robot Petting Zoo

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) allow interactions with a computer system by means of one’s brain activity. The most common type of BCIs measure the electrical activity of the brain through Electroencephalography (EEG) by electrodes set non-invasively. To build a BCI, a person is instructed to perform one or more mental actions (e.g. imagine you are moving your hand, or imagine an object), after which a classification algorithm is trained to recognize the recorded activity. For each class of mental activity recognized, an action can be associated and triggered on a computer system. This system can be, for example, a wheelchair, a microwave or …a robot! Come and try it out! To learn more about this technology and how we use it, please visit: https://braini.io

MIT Media Lab, Bartos Theater

Building on 15 years of our experience in designing and creating the most cutting edge interaction – fusion between the brain and computer, brain-computer interfaces, in our project NeuraFutures we are touching upon implanting memories, reading your dreams while you sleep and communicating a thought between two different people throughout the continents. We analyzed 450+ books, movies, TV shows to give our audience a better picture of what brain computer interfaces are and are not. From science to science fiction, from 1641’s brain in a jar to 2021’s Rick and Morty’s memory transfer helmet.

MIT Media Lab, E 14, Lower Lobby, 75 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Building on 15 years of our experience in designing and creating the most cutting edge interaction – fusion between the brain and computer, brain-computer interface, during the guided tour of our NeuraFutures installation we are touching upon the following questions: is it possible to implant memories? read your dreams while you sleep? communicate a thought between two different people throughout the continents? control your dog? We explore together with our audience the multitude of scenarios, use cases, form-factors of some of the most futuristic systems imagined by science fiction over the past 500 years like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Star Trek among others.

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