![]() While both conditions created a diminishment of spectral power in the beta band, we found that the anticorrelated condition created increased spectral power in the alpha band. Our analysis found that the correlated stereograms elicited a strong coherency at the even harmonics of the depth alternation, and the anticorrelated stimulus created lower coherency peaks at the first harmonic of the depth alternation, even when participants did not report the depth movement to be visible. We recorded the electrical response of the resulting brain oscillations of our four participants using EEG in both the correlated and anticorrelated conditions and whether they perceived depth movement. In this study, we employed a phase-consistent, temporally modulated alternating depth stereogram stimulus, where we created anticorrelation by inverting the contrast between the eyes. So, can do me a favor? Will you look at our sterogram and tell me what you see? I REALLY want to know if there’s something there, or I’m just the Emperor wearing no clothes.In humans, the presence of a neural mechanism triggered by anticorrelated random-dot stereograms have been theorized based on animal models from invasive studies, but have not been experimentally verified with the use of electroencephalography. But collaborators at what?īut then again, I can’t see hidden images. I believe we are all collaborators and not competitors. I believe that there is a sense of structure and purpose to it all that gives our work a greater meaning. I believe we are all are working to a bigger and better end. It is equal parts maddening and frustrating. There are moments when I think I see something, but it fades before I can recognize what it is. Otherwise what are we doing this for?įor the better part of a quarter of a century, I have been looking at this picture, searching for the stereogram. There HAS to be a unifying theme and underlying value that ties us all together. ![]() Our musicians, ranging from 4-94 in age, are students, parents, and community members that represent every ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic group.Yes, our profession is most assuredly made up of a thousand little pictures.īut where's the stereogram? It has to be there, right? Without it, we're just a bunch of little people with no connection, working in isolation. We have local, state, and national constituent groups who are supported by manufacturers, publishers, and retail stores alike. There are soloists, small ensembles and full symphony orchestras. We’ve got elementary, secondary, collegiate, and professional ensembles performing in the idioms of marching, concert, and jazz. Think about it, our profession is made up of so many smaller vignettes: band, choir, orchestra, & general music. I see music education as being something akin to a stereogram. Where's Ashton Kutcher? Am I being punked? Maybe this was some kind of practical joke. Honestly, I wonder if there was even a picture there to see. Everyone could see something I couldn’t and I felt a little embarrassed when I had to admit I saw NOTHING. To be honest, it felt a little bit like I was the Emperor without any clothes on. I’m not sure if I wasn’t doing it right, or what my problem was, but the 3D bonus pic eluded me EVERY time. Why? Because I could NEVER see the 3D picture. The official name for these "works of art" is stereogram. Remember those 3D mosaic pictures that were big in the 90s? You know, the ones that used a thousand little pictures to make one big one? If you stared at them long enough, and in just the right way, a 3D image would jump out of the picture to create a completely different picture that would unify all of the little pictures?
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