Understanding brain signals through music made from neurons

Have you ever listened to a neuron? Neuroscientists can learn about the brain by recording synaptic activity from brain cells under a microscope. One scientist is turning data from those experiments into music. The Verge Science team joined Simón(e) Sun in the lab — and the recording studio — to create a song out of a brain cell.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Neuroplasticity explainer
3:00 Recording a neuron in the wet lab
4:47 Turning recordings into music
7:08 Importance and future applications

[VergeScience]

What other types of data would be interesting to turn into audio?

[Mixer]

This is beautiful! She showed that art is a science and science is an art

[manusangiorgio]

this is just one of the most amazing things i have ever seen

[spacevspitch]

Keep in mind that the notes that the program plays are chosen by Simone. The data only represents the amplitude of signals - not frequency as musical notes. So the emotional sound of the music isn't a reflection of some quality of the neurons. It's a reflection of the notes Simone chose to represent the amplitude spikes of the neurons.

So, if the neuron starts signaling in a different way, the only change will be in the rhythm pattern of the notes. It will still be the same notes and sound very similar in terms of the emotional quality but the notes will be sounding in a different rhythm.

[RhaegarRustbeard]

Simòne is amazing at breaking stuff down for me to understand. Great vid team!

[jujunak]

Love the video but the title is too click-baity / misleading for my taste. There was nothing directly related to actual music - they could have done the same "data visualization" for pretty much any 2d graph of data. I feel the title suggested they would be generating music from neurons directly involved in writing / coming up with music. Anyhow cool video!

[Selestrielle]

I had to rewind the video to watch that stock footage of someone tying their shoe at 2:06... what are they doing!?

[gavenace]

How can you be so nonchalant about not just the implications but the possibility that this can answer so many unsolved questions about consciousness and the human spirit?!?!

[udtheaesir]

Very nice! The music might change when the neurons are exposed to psychedelics such as LSD and DMT. That'd be a helluva symphony!

[MrWhangdoodles]

I also make music from brain signals. I just go through some intermediaries.

[lordbafford]

Guess Radiohead and Björk found a new source for their next records. Jokes aside: this is magic!

[thiao]

This is by far, one of the best you tube videos! sfbe

[Fromtheforgottengardens]

Video killed the Radio star,
Reality killed the video star,
Data killed the reality star.

[stephanieparker]

This is amazing! Interesting implications. 👍

[shawnphillips]

OMG 😳 this is absolutely amazing!!! Oh how I wish I had your job!!!

[AtharvaChawathe]

Can you determine from how the synapses are fired, what chemicals or neurotransmitters are released?

[alexpeguero]

This is amazing! I wonder what kind of medications were used to alter the signaling path way? Thank you for investing your time and effort into this research.

[phonotical]

Notes being interpreted wrongly because the time scale has been altered

[davidkisteleki]

Is the music that she creates uploaded somewhere?

[AzizAgs]

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