Tuning Your Brain

Presented at DEF CON 16 (2008), Aug. 9, 2008, 2 p.m. (50 minutes).

I can't tell you how often I'm listening to trance, goa or industrial when I'm coding. Often when we're stuck in a black hole, or just can't figure the problem out - the right music will help. Why does this work? It seems motivating, and it seems like we solve problems easier, and it seems to create a flow. Turns out, your brain is like a tuning fork. This talk will include a bit of biology - going over the basics of the brain structures, neurons, synapses and neurotransmitters, before getting to how music affects the brain, and how it helps us think.

Presenters:

• Lyn
  Lyn is a web developer with a lot of time on her hands apparently. Her last EE experience was in the 5th grade, soldering boards for a $5 allowance. Oh, and she once was a research assistant and spent a lot of time attaching electrodes and preparing study participants for an EEG. Neurology has been her hobby since then.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-16/dc-16-speakers.html#Lyn
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 16/DEF CON 16 video/DEF CON 16 - Lyn - Tuning Your Brain - Video.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zlvF4dLiw0

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