内容摘要：Powys saw a rise of 55% in the amended figures, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire reported a 27% and 26% increase respectively while Pembrokeshire – also in the force area – saw a smaller increase of 1%.

Powys saw a rise of 55% in the amended figures, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire reported a 27% and 26% increase respectively while Pembrokeshire – also in the force area – saw a smaller increase of 1%.

The researchers assure me that this is not actually what this experiment is about. The device that they call the "Dreamachine", after theof the same name, is designed to study how the human brain generates our conscious experiences of the world.

As the strobing begins, and even though my eyes are closed, I see swirling two-dimensional geometric patterns. It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons. The colours are vivid, intense and ever-changing: pinks, magentas and turquoise hues, glowing like neon lights.The "Dreamachine" brings the brain's inner activity to the surface with flashing lights, aiming to explore how our thought processes work.The images I'm seeing are unique to my own inner world and unique to myself, according to the researchers. They believe these patterns can shed light on consciousness itself.

They hear me whisper: "It's lovely, absolutely lovely. It's like flying through my own mind!"The "Dreamachine", at Sussex University's

, is just one of many new research projects across the world investigating human consciousness: the part of our minds that enables us to be self-aware, to think and feel and make independent decisions about the world.

By learning the nature of consciousness, researchers hope to better understand what's happening within the silicon brains of artificial intelligence. Some believe that AI systems will soon become independently conscious, if they haven't already.due to police concerns about safety.

Other Kneecap gigs scheduled this summer - including at the Eden Project in Cornwall and Plymouth Pavilions - were cancelled after footage from a 2023 gig appeared to show a band member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP."The Belfast trio has since

Sir David Amess and Jo Cox.Now, 2000trees festival has confirmed it has no plans to remove Kneecap from its line-up.