Project #1
#1 Syn(aes)thetic Synesthesia
Signal Acquisition
This is how we collect the signal from the kit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Signal Filtering
EEG is a messy signal, so we decide what we use and what not. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Data Filtering
Then, we organise signal into segments so that it's easier to use it. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Analysis
Then, we analyse the data. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Customisation and Modeling
Then we build a customised model for each experiment participant. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Predicting colours
Then we send the colours back to the participants. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
Displaying colours to participants
Then we show the colours to the performers. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent id justo in neque elementum ultrices. Suspendisse sagittis ultrices augue. In laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Maecenas lorem. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Donec quis nibh at felis congue commodo. Fusce wisi. Vestibulum fermentum tortor id mi. Integer rutrum, orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat pede sem sit amet enim. Nullam lectus justo, vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada in, quam.
About
About the Synalogica Project
How it started
Petr and Josh met during their PhD in 2017 at the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture in Durham. Josh was a neuro- and brain scientist, working day and night rendering brainwaves using long lines of code. But deep down, he was a poet and longed to do something artful. Petr was a visual ethnomusicologist and anthropologist, working day and night writing ethnographies employing dozens of social-science theories. But when no one was looking, he liked to pretend he was a technological geek and curious scientist. One day, Petr and Josh revealed one another their hidden selves. And they founded the Synalogica project.
The Synalogica Team
Joshua completed their undergraduate degree at Durham University (Applied Psychology 2012-15) primarily working under Dr Jason Connolly (Space for Paralysis Lab). His final year dissertation ÔEffects of Torso Rotation with Fixed Eye and Head Position on Saccade KinematicsÕ investigated the effect of proprioceptive interference from torso rotation on saccadic eye movement amplitude, angular and Cartesian error. Following this, Joshua was accepted onto a voluntary research position in the Space for Paralysis Lab. This time was spent; training undergraduates, fellow research assistants and postgraduate colleagues on the EyeLink II eye tracker. Additionally, he was able to considerably improve his MatLab programming skills and learned to use EEG-based hardware (Cognionics Quick 20). Following this Joshua was accepted onto a Masters by Research in which he independently learned to apply state of the art classification techniques (convolutional neural networks) to decode EEG signals. Ultimately this research aimed at improving Brain-Computer Interfaces for quadriplegic patient populations. Specifically, the analytical framework was developed with intention of, yet is not limited to, improving brain-based communication devices. His current PhD thesis continues this path of research, focusing on the development of P300-based speller devices
Josh Podmore
Brain Scientist
Petr Nuska is a visual ethnomusicologist and ethnographic filmmaker, currently based at the Durham University as a PhD candidate. Since 2011, he has been involved in many projects around the world in the field of documentary and ethnographic film, educational and activist videos, and music clips for independent musicians. PetrÕs PhD research involves Romani musicians in central Slovakia and examines music enculturation in this context. The project challenges a common myth that Romani musicians have Òmusic in their blood,Ó instead building a detailed picture of a unique system of music education through which people grow into their music culture and become musicians. As a part of his research project, he works on a feature-length documentary film ÒBlood, Sweat and Tearful Music,Ó which is currently in production and the world premiere is scheduled for November 2021.
Petr Nuska
Visual Ethnomusicologist & Anthropologist
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Petr Nuska