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  Why Should We Be Concerned About the China-India Border Conflict Long-standing border tensions risk dangerous escalation as rivalry between these nuclear powers heats up. The conflict between Chinese and Indian troops over the two nations' 2,100-mile-long contentious border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in December 2022, demonstrates a concerning "one step forward, two steps back" tendency. This brawl was the bloodiest in the Galwan Valley since 2020, when violence killed 20 Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers. Although these skirmishes are frequently followed by talks and other measures to alleviate tensions, both parties have militarised their border policy and show no signs of relenting. And the border situation remains tight, with Beijing and New Delhi reinforcing their postures on either side of the LAC, raising the prospect of an escalation between the two nuclear-armed countries. On June 12, 2009, Indian soldiers are spotted in Tawang Va...
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Mind wave device

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Many wearable devices can now monitor your heart rate, steps, velocity, balance, temperature, and sleep. Smart devices are undoubtedly the future, and will be used in daily lives. NeuroSky has developed a new generation of brain-reading technology, using biosensors from electroencephalography ( EEG). One of the first commercial brain wearables released in 2009 could be used to play a game called Mindflex, where users pushed a ball, attempting to use their "brain power" to go through an obstacle course. MindWave and MindWave Mobile are considered the most portable brain-reading EEG headphones available and can perform a variety of tasks, from holding a brain-wave based meditation journal to intervening in a video. These tools claim to enhance one's concentration and well-being, detect and alleviate stress, and let someone play video games using their brain.

Biosensors EEG

MindWave and MindWave Mobile headsets use the same hardware and read the same EEG signals. Research in recent years has shown that EEG signals are related to focus, memory, and attention. The devices operate by measuring brain electrical activity and minor brain wave shifts. MindWave Handheld headset has one electrode on the user 's forehead. Headset operates by detecting faint brainwave signals, interpreting their meaning, and causing various changes in an app.

MindWave Mobile

MindWave Mobile headset connects via Bluetooth to a PC , laptop or smartphone, unlike MindWave that requires connection via USB port. It has a small clip attached to the ear, and a sensor resting directly on the user's forehead, containing a single electrode. It is powered by one AAA battery, providing up to eight hours of use.
There are several possibilities for using MindWave Phones. This provides a range of free and paid applications and games in Apple and Android app stores. Some of the most remarkable features is the user's ability to play games, incorporating mind focus , attention and blinking.
One of the available games is ZombiePOP, where players must blow up zombie heads and collect the inside medicine. Man. Up is a Doodle Jump-like game. Players control a jumping man with keyboard arrow keys and use the headset to vary jump height and length depending on the level of attention and meditation. The MyndPlayer app allows users to control a video with their minds. MyndPlayer comes with four separate videos that can be managed using Mindwave Mobile thoughts.
Experts believe brain wearables can do what they claim to do. The truth is, brain impulses are poor, and even the most sophisticated laboratory instruments can have trouble detecting them. Another problem is that all EEG devices may also receive signals from other sources, such as muscle movements or other electrical devices that often look like EEG signals, so it does not function properly.
The technology behind Neurosky's Mindwave Mobile is impressive, but is evidently still very early in development. There may be even other options, e.g. typing with the mind or pushing the cursor with the mind's control. Besides that, the Mindwave Smartphone is certainly an fascinating piece of technology and the first of many.


Researchers revealed a new brainwave device supposedly boosting our ability to remember significantly more information.

A tool that gives us a dramatically enhanced memory has long been a science fiction staple, and maybe a student's dreams. Researchers at California University, Davis, have now unveiled a somewhat similar system that enhances brainwaves crucial to our ability to remember information.
In a paper published to Cognitive Neuroscience, the team said its tool improves the theta brainwaves' 'training' and memory efficiency.
In brain, electrical activity creates various types of brainwaves that can be measured externally. In this case, theta waves occurring at up to six cycles per second can be monitored and are actively monitored by a brain, such as a rat navigating a labyrinth.
Entrainment systems – used by this new development – use a mixture of sound and light to enhance brain activity and are typically sold with little clinical support to tackle problems like anxiety and sleep.
However, the research team chose to test one system with 50 volunteers.

Amazing results

The study asked volunteers either to use the tool for 36 minutes or to listen to 36 minutes of white noise, and then perform a basic memory check. Results showed that those who used the system both improved memory capacity and enhanced theta wave behavior.
A second study involving 40 other participants, including a control group that provided beta wave stimulation, followed. Beta waves are a different type of brainwave pattern, occurring much more regularly than theta waves, with up to 30 cycles per second during awakening. The study related theta wave activity to improve memory performance.
Interestingly, the reverse result was a similar study using electrical stimulation to boost theta waves, suppressing these brainwaves and decreasing memory control.
One of those involved in the study, Prof. Charan Ranganath admitted that the researchers were shocked at how well the system performed. What's interesting is that after shutting it off, the system had a lasting impact on theta operation and memory output for over half an hour, he said.
Though controversy persists about whether or not theta waves are simply a result of normal brain activity, Ranganath thinks they may play an important role. The neurons are more excited at the wave's height, and they can speak to each other when the waves in two brain regions are in sync,
he said.

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