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BCI for music making : then, now, and next

Williams, DAH; Miranda, ER

Authors

ER Miranda



Contributors

CS Nam
Editor

A Nijholt
Editor

F Lotte
Editor

Abstract

Brain–computer music interfacing (BCMI) is a growing field with a history of experimental applications derived from the cutting edge of BCI research as adapted to music making and performance. BCMI offers some unique possibilities over traditional music making, including applications for emotional music selection and emotionally driven music creation for individuals as communicative aids (either in cases where users might have physical or mental disabilities that otherwise preclude them from taking part in music making or in music therapy cases where emotional communication between a therapist and a patient by means of traditional music making might otherwise be impossible). This chapter presents an overview of BCMI and its uses in such contexts, including existing techniques as they are adapted to musical control, from P300 and SSVEP (steady-state visually evoked potential) in EEG (electroencephalogram) to asymmetry, hybrid systems, and joint fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) studies correlating affective induction (by means of music) with neurophysiological cues. Some suggestions for further work are also volunteered, including the development of collaborative platforms for music performance by means of BCMI.

Citation

Williams, D., & Miranda, E. (2018). BCI for music making : then, now, and next. In C. Nam, A. Nijholt, & F. Lotte (Eds.), Brain–Computer Interfaces Handbook. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351231954

Online Publication Date Jan 9, 2018
Publication Date Jan 24, 2018
Deposit Date Dec 12, 2019
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Book Title Brain–Computer Interfaces Handbook
ISBN 9781498773430;-9781351231954
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351231954
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351231954
Related Public URLs https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351231954