ANY proficient musician will tell you that the key to a good performance is
staying in control. But for those who find it hard to keep their heads,
researchers can now train them to master their brainwaves and play better. The
team told the BA that this is a rare instance of using “neurofeedback” to
improve the faculties of healthy people.
When people are excited or nervous, their brainwaves tend to oscillate
faster, which can hamper their ability to concentrate on the task in hand. In
neurofeedback, electrodes are attached to the subjects’ scalps so they can learn
how to…
