TheraPY is developed in the hackathon Hack In The North 2019 by our team ChildrenOfTheForest.
TheraPY creates self-automated music therapy sessions on the basis of pupil & iris tracking and speech-to-text user input by altering and changing music. It is being researched as a highly effective method in reducing stress and many other psychological conditions such as Autism, Alzheimer's, PTSD, etc.
TED talk by Erin Seibert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47-90fPyQa8
From the research: “The eye is listening: Music-induced arousal and individual differences predict pupillary responses” by Bruno Gingras
Our research clearly demonstrates that pupil size measurement is a promising tool to examine emotional reactions to music. Moreover, because pupil responses cannot be voluntarily controlled, they provide a direct access to listeners’ preconscious processes in response to music.
Fun Fact: Music is one of the only things in life that processes information on both sides of the brain at once.
- https://neurosciencenews.com/music-pupil-size-emotion-3059/
- http://serious-science.org/music-brightens-the-eyes-pupil-size-is-modulated-by-musical-emotions-5541
- https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/benefits-of-using-music-therapy-in-mental-disorders-2090-2719-1000116.php?aid=76546
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639616/
