'Matrix'-Style Effortless Learning?

Vision Scientists Demonstrate Innovative Learning Method

New research published December 8 in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. It's the kind of thing seen in Hollywood's "Matrix" franchise. (Science Daily)

Experiments conducted at Boston University (BU) and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, reveal some very interesting results. They claim that their recent findings can produce innovative learning methods - A person may be able to watch a computer screen and have his or her brain patterns modified to improve physical or mental performance.By using fMRI, these researchers hope to modify brain in a manner that would help people  recover from an accident or disease, learn a new language or even fly a plane. The idea demonstrated was that Researchers would use fMRI to impart certain activity patterns in a human brain. Those that match a previously known target state would improve performance on visual tasks.


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