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NYC, United States -
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New York Academy of Science

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Neural Harmony
May 2024

Interactive Installation

TouchDesigner
Unreal Engine 5
Phidget
Arduino
Fabrication


 Team:
  • Interaction Design and UE5 Developer: Lois He
  • Product Design and Fabrication: Sofia Shen
  • Interaction and Visual Programming: Vio Zhu, Lois He
  • Typography Design: Xing Zhang

About



Neural Harmony interactive installation explores the concept of Neural Syntax proposed by professor György Buzsáki. Neural Syntax suggests that the brain organizes information and processes sequences through rhythmic brain waves, akin to a language-like syntax that structures neural communication and cognitive functions.  


Behavior Description 


Using the hierarchical relationship of letters, words, and sentences as a metaphor, Neural Harmony illustrates the nested hierarchical Relationship between different brainwaves. When the user turn the knob: letters rearrange within specific words, like the faster neural oscillations nested within slower rhythms. Sentences are like the slowest neural oscillations, controlling and organizing all the faster ones.


Collaboration with NYU Neuroscience Institute Buzsaki Lab. Meeting Documentation
Theory based on the Neural Syntax of György Buzsáki
The installation is collected by the New York Academy of Sciences.








Technical Contributions


  • TouchDesigner, p5.js and UE5 development for the inetractive brain wave and text animation content.
  • Connecting Phidget input to control p5.js and UE5 animated experience.
  • Syncing animation and interactive experience between p5.js and UE5 via OSC.




Exhibitions


  • Artechouse NYC, NY, US
  • The New York Academy of Science, NY, US
  • NYU Neuroscience Institute Buzsaki Lab, NY, US
  • NYU ITP/IMA Spring Show 2024, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, NY, US


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