Human opponent still (IMAGE) University of Florida Caption A participant plays table tennis against graduate student Amanda Studnicki while having his brain imaged via an EEG cap. The experiment revealed big differences in how our brains respond to human and machine opponents during sports. Credit Frazier Springfield Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.