A BCI-based application in music : conscious playing of single notes by brainwaves

The relationships between the brain and music represent a fundamental investigation field in HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), such as in games, Virtual Reality and digital entertainment, due to the impact of music in human experiences, emotions and cognitive processes. For low cost and real-time analysis possibility, Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) allow potentiating the use of music in HCI-related application as in games and entertainment. In many studies related to music and the brain, BCI devices have been used both for psychological aims and for neurofeedback-based therapy. In our work we focus on the possibility to make users able to consciously play a specific music note, through low cost BCI devices reading subjects’ brainwaves under a combination paradigm of audio, gesture and visual stimuli. The obtained results encourage further developments and future research scenarios