Live Neuroscience/Go Experiment – April 18–23

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“Play with Brain” | Dive into the brains of go players in a live experiment | April 18-23

[W]hat goes on inside of a player’s mind […]? How does the brain process errors, pressure, and high-stakes decisions in real time? This is exactly what “Play with Brain” sets out to explore. From April 18 to 23, international professional and amateur Go players will compete in a set of serious games in Jena, Germany, while their brain activity, heart rate, and muscle tension will be simultaneously monitored. The result: a unique window into the neuroscience of expert decision-making, live and in action. The matches will be broadcast and reviewed live on Twitch!
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Each player is equipped with a sensor cap containing 32 electrodes that wirelessly sync with the Go boards, capturing brain activity throughout the game. Additionally, players wear an ECG monitor (three sensors on the chest) and a muscle tension sensor on the shoulder.”

The players:
Ali Jabarin 3p
Andrii Kravets 3p
Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d
Lukáš Podpěra 7d
Akira Fukushima-Maekawa 5d
Manja Marz 4d
Maike Wilms 3d
Barbara Knauf 3d

More information, schedule, etc: "Play with Brain" | Dive into the brains of go players in a live experiment | April 18-23

Watch on the EGF Twitch channel

Re: EEG see here: Electroencephalography - Wikipedia

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Seriously your background is making my eyes hurt :joy:

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That’s very cool, but I think the article is a bit misleading there. It should say “What goes on inside of a skilled player’s mind” which might actually wield different result from normal people.

It could be argued that it might be useful to run experiments like that with normal people and conduct a comparison research. :slight_smile:

That might also be a good experiment. Electrodes on the brain and people try to read text with odd backgrounds. Come to think of it, that is one heck of a job. You can come up with any test/experiment and noone can claim that it is not useful, before you actually conduct it. :smiley:

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I’m also interested in the follow up experiment. If we zap the appropriate brain regions just right, might it bestow skill?

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You can watch live now:

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Sounds interesting .. especially with that player selection. Wondering if there will be some interesting outcome and would also like to see if there’s any difference to a group of weaker players.