New research suggests it may be possible to learn complex tasks with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix or in the comedy series Chuck.
Researchers from Boston University and Japan's ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories successfully demonstrated through experiments that, through a person's visual cortex, decoded fMRI could be used to impart brain activity patterns that match a previously known target state.
Interestingly, behavioral data obtained before and after the
neurofeedback training showed improved performance of the relevant visual
tasks especially when the subjects were unaware of
the nature of what they were learning.
The conclusion is that it may someday be possible to use
brain technology to learn to play the piano, reduce mental stress, master kung
fu or even qualify as a professional with
little or no conscious effort.
Yipee!
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