For multiple brain areas to come together, however, the brain has a trick: electrical waves that oscillate over different regions. As “neural diplomats,” these waves carry a tremendous amount of information across the brain, coordinating neural activity that’s far apart and ensuring each region is on the same page.
Decoding the brain aside, the discovery of eta waves could change what we know about the brain’s learning abilities. Eta waves, the authors suggest, could parse the activity inside the hippocampus into “parallel streams of information processing.” Because these waves are slower than typical learning-related theta waves, they could potentially break up chunks of learning—allowing us to learn and memorize more in VR.
No it’s not rocket science, it’s something much more challenging; the Science of the Brain. While rocket science did eventually get us to the moon– understanding the relationship between various forms of perception/ mediated reality…and how the brain processes such…and how that modulates/ actuates/ effectuates learning…is altogether a journey to another galaxy far, far away. Not to say we won’t get there someday.
This article speculates in an informed way about a possible breakthrough in understanding VR and the brain and learning. Kudos to Gary for the link.
How Virtual Reality Unveiled a Unique Brain Wave That Could Boost Learning