{"id":4436,"date":"2024-04-13T11:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T11:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/scientists-recreate-an-iconic-pink-floyd-song-by-scanning-listeners-brains-114053359\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T11:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T11:09:42","slug":"scientists-recreate-an-iconic-pink-floyd-song-by-scanning-listeners-brains-114053359","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/scientists-recreate-an-iconic-pink-floyd-song-by-scanning-listeners-brains-114053359\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists recreate an iconic Pink Floyd song by scanning listeners' brains"},"content":{"rendered":"
You know when a certain song comes on and it encompasses your whole being for a few minutes? Music has a way of causing a unique and engaging stimulation in your brain<\/a>, one that scientists are working to understand and mimic. Such was the case in a recent study published in PLOS Biology<\/em><\/a> in which researchers successfully implemented technology that recreated Pink Floyd\u2019s Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 <\/em>solely using brain activity. It utilized a technique known as stimulus reconstruction and built on previous innovations allowing researchers to recreate a song akin to the one a person had heard.<\/p>\n The 29 participants had pharmacoresistant epilepsy and intracranial grids or strips of electrodes which had been surgically implanted to aid in their treatment. Researchers utilized these electrodes to record activity across multiple auditory regions of the individuals\u2019 brains that process aspects of music like lyrics and harmony \u2014 while the participants actively listened to Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1<\/em>. The entirety of the recordings took place at Albany Medical Center, in upstate New York.<\/p>\n Scientists used AI to analyze then create a copy of the words and sounds participants had heard. Though the final product was quite muffled, but the song is clear to anyone listening so you can check it out for yourself. The researchers are also confident that they could increase its quality in future attempts.<\/p>\n