Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar: What happens in your brain when you pay attention?
Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar: Cfarë ndodh në trurin tuaj kur jeni të vëmendshëm
Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar is a computational neuroscientist, researching brain signals and their usage in brain-machine interfaces. Full bio
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in so many different directions at a time,
në të njejtën kohë
if you can stay focused.
mund të qëndrosh i fokusuar.
is all about what we are focusing on,
vetëm për atë që ne fokusohemi
our brain is trying to filter out.
truri mundohet t'a reduktoje.
you direct your attention.
vëmendjen tuaj.
you move your eyes towards something
sytë kundrejt një gjëje
you pay attention to something,
ju fokusoheni ndaj një gjëje,
your direction of the eyes,
drejtimi i syve tuaj
the surrounding area,
brain-machine interfaces,
dhe makinerive
the brain and the computer.
dhe të kompjuterit.
we can build models for the computers,
modele kompjuterike,
how well our brain functions.
funksionon truri ynë.
can be used as assistive devices
mund të përdoren si pajisje ndihmëse
jo vetem nga sytë tonë
an interesting model for computers.
nje model interesant për kompjuterët.
what are the brainwave patterns
e sinjaleve të trurit
or when you look covertly.
there are two flickering squares,
dy katrorë vibrues,
at a slower rate than the other one.
më të ngadaltë se tjetri.
you are paying attention to,
i kushtoni vëmendje,
will start resonating in the same rate
në një normë të njejtë
sinjalet e trurit tuaj
you are watching
jeni duke vëzhguar
when you pay overt attention,
tuaj kur keni vëmendje të ndërgjegjshme,
in one of the squares
direkt në njërin nga katrorët
we saw that these flickering squares
se katrorët vibrues
from the back of their head,
of your visual information.
e informatave vizuale të juaja.
when you pay covert attention.
kur jeni të pandërgjegjshëm.
to look in the middle of the screen
të shikojnë në mes të ekranit
to either of these squares.
njërin nga katrorët.
appeared in their brain signals,
u shfaqën në sinjalet e tyre të trurit,
which was paid attention to,
që i ishte kushtuar vëmendje,
the activation of the frontal area.
i zonës së përparme.
is responsible
është përgjegjëse
të njohjes për një njeri.
it seems that it works as a filter
se funksionon si një filter
only from the right flicker
të hyjë vetëm për atë vibrim
coming from the ignored one.
vjen nga katrori tjetër i injoruar.
is indeed a key for attention,
me të vertetë çelës për vëmendje,
e mungesës së vëmendjes.
cannot inhibit these distractors,
këto shpërqendrime,
for a long time on a single task.
një kohë të gjatë në një detyrë të vetme.
kompjuterike të veçantë
brain-machine interfaces
mes trurit dhe makinerive
and he lost complete ability to speak.
dhe humbi aftësinë për të folur.
but there was no way to respond,
mund të kthente përgjigje,
because he was illiterate.
sepse ai ishte analfabet.
modele të valëve të trurit
about images or even letters,
ose edhe për shkronja,
a different brainwave pattern
valë të trurit të ndryshueshme
communicate for people who can't speak?
të flasë për njerëzit që nuk munden?
the thoughts of a person in a coma?
e një personi që ndodhet në koma?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar - NeuroscientistMehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar is a computational neuroscientist, researching brain signals and their usage in brain-machine interfaces.
Why you should listen
Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar is a research scientist interested in brain-wave patterns generated by neural activities in the brain. Since embarking on his research on neuroscience, Ordikhani-Seyedlar has been working on different brain functions such as learning, memory, pain and, more recently, visual attention in humans. He also conducted a part of his research on monkeys when he was in Dr. Miguel Nicolelis' lab at Duke University. His findings help implement more accurate brain-machine interfaces to treat people who are suffering from attention deficiency.
After receiving his Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering, Ordikhani-Seyedlar was offered a postdoctoral position by Duke University to develop algorithms to process large-scale neuronal activity and brain-machine interfaces. However, due to political complications in the United States, Ordikhani-Seyedlar -- an Iranian citizen -- changed his plan to continue his brain research outside the US for some time.
As a passionate neuroscientist and neuroengineer, Ordikhani-Seyedlar's aim is to improve brain pattern detectability in computers. This enhances the ability of brain-machine interfaces substantially to better target the defected brain function which in turn enhances the sustainability of treatment effect.
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