Portable Scanners “Read” Brains on the Go | National Geographic

so EEG has been around since the 1930s

so EEG has been around since the 1930s but the way in which we’ve collected

but the way in which we’ve collected

but the way in which we’ve collected those signals have been very much

those signals have been very much

those signals have been very much confined to a clinical context the

confined to a clinical context the

confined to a clinical context the benefit now is that you can collect this

benefit now is that you can collect this

benefit now is that you can collect this data in a highly contextualized manner

data in a highly contextualized manner

data in a highly contextualized manner this particular headset provides key

this particular headset provides key

this particular headset provides key coverage of key EEG sites around the

coverage of key EEG sites around the

coverage of key EEG sites around the cerebral cortex within a few minutes the

cerebral cortex within a few minutes the

cerebral cortex within a few minutes the signals will settle and you’re ready to

signals will settle and you’re ready to

signals will settle and you’re ready to collect EEG and so with this it gives

collect EEG and so with this it gives

collect EEG and so with this it gives you an insight into someone’s emotional

you an insight into someone’s emotional

you an insight into someone’s emotional state in real time she’s awesome

state in real time she’s awesome

state in real time she’s awesome so amazing you record the data and then

so amazing you record the data and then

so amazing you record the data and then once you complete your recording the

once you complete your recording the

once you complete your recording the rest of the data is sent to the cloud

rest of the data is sent to the cloud

rest of the data is sent to the cloud and then it generates the report to let

and then it generates the report to let

and then it generates the report to let you know you know how you how you

you know you know how you how you

you know you know how you how you performed essentially I had a relatively

performed essentially I had a relatively

performed essentially I had a relatively high degree of emotional arousal to that

high degree of emotional arousal to that

high degree of emotional arousal to that content because I am a woman trying to

content because I am a woman trying to

content because I am a woman trying to forge new frontiers and so that really

forge new frontiers and so that really

forge new frontiers and so that really resonated with me there was a really

resonated with me there was a really

resonated with me there was a really strong degree of emotional positivity

strong degree of emotional positivity

strong degree of emotional positivity towards that segment and also I was

towards that segment and also I was

towards that segment and also I was pretty engaged I had a high degree of

pretty engaged I had a high degree of

pretty engaged I had a high degree of attention and immersion and the idea

attention and immersion and the idea

attention and immersion and the idea with this is it’s not about a one-time

with this is it’s not about a one-time

with this is it’s not about a one-time score but it’s about getting a

score but it’s about getting a

score but it’s about getting a longitudinal sense of your activities

longitudinal sense of your activities

longitudinal sense of your activities what interests you how often are you

what interests you how often are you

what interests you how often are you engaged how engaged are you them four

engaged how engaged are you them four

engaged how engaged are you them four main areas that we’re starting to see

main areas that we’re starting to see

main areas that we’re starting to see the bulk of the activity is around human

the bulk of the activity is around human

the bulk of the activity is around human machine interaction ground learning

machine interaction ground learning

machine interaction ground learning understanding consumer behavior or

understanding consumer behavior or

understanding consumer behavior or market research and the fourth areas

market research and the fourth areas

market research and the fourth areas medical and research what’s great about

medical and research what’s great about

medical and research what’s great about having systems that are portable and

having systems that are portable and

having systems that are portable and relatively affordable is that people are

relatively affordable is that people are

relatively affordable is that people are starting to explore new ways of using

starting to explore new ways of using

starting to explore new ways of using EEG to capture information about the

EEG to capture information about the

EEG to capture information about the brains network connectivity across a

brains network connectivity across a

brains network connectivity across a broad range of real-life situations