Quick Rewire
Learning and science
neuroscience demo
SHOW HN2022
27points
15comments
#1,313of 2,570 in 2022
Top 52%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
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Cursor reversal training produced noticeable reaction time changes for several users
From 3 comments
Pretty amazing how quickly my brain just started thinking of the cursor going in the opposite direction. By the 5-7th trial, my hand and brain were pretty in sync. Then going…
muhammadusman on HNdid this twice -- didn't notice much effect the first time (measurable effect was tiny). When I did it again, I was distracted a bit (mind wandering) and sure enough, when I…
sumnern on HNI also got a significant speedup after the rewire (without looking at the prompt.) OTOH, I was consciously visualizing the mirrored position of the target circle on screen and…
audreyt on HN
Objections
Cursor disappearing during trials hurt scores
From 2 comments
Had some issues with my cursor just disappearing during trials, lead me to get a slower score by the end!
PrivateButts on HNCursor disappeared and I had to find a way to quit Chrome without it. Very frustrating. Re: rewiring the brain - these exercises feel like functional neurology exercises, were…
cbreynoldson on HN
Prompt that signals the switch back may have caused the speedup
From 1 comment
> Whoa, backwards training actually made your reaction time faster by 0.28 seconds! Interesting result. I think I may have subconsciously primed myself for a better performance…
22c on HN
Questions
What OS and browser were affected by the cursor disappearing bug
From 1 comment
Very interesting. If you don't mind providing some more info, it'd really help us figure this out so others don't run into that problem. What OS and browser were you using? What…
jarrenae on HN
Alternatives named
Functional neurology exercises
From 1 comment
Cursor disappeared and I had to find a way to quit Chrome without it. Very frustrating. Re: rewiring the brain - these exercises feel like functional neurology exercises, were…
cbreynoldson on HN