Muse Headband: Move up-on Realm of Digital Health

Muse EEG Headband: 

The Muse EEG headband promises to make meditation easy 

It brings it into the realm of digital health. 

But futuristic digital devices are not the first thing we think of when it comes to meditation, so my first guess was that it’s going to be a hit or a miss. 

Let’s see how it works: 

credit: Muse Youtube

First, you might have noticed that acronym: EEG in the name of the product. 

It stands for a method that records the electrical activity in the brain using electrodes, attached externally to the scalp. 

As you see, the Muse Headband is well-designed, user-friendly, and works according to the expectations. 

Structure:

The device has seven sensors  

• Two on the forehead, 
• Two conductive rubber ear sensors, and 
• Three reference sensors

They are designed to detect and measure brain activity through EEG

These sensors detect the activity of neurons. When you’re done, the measurements can be accessed on a tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth. 

One of the most critical concern is the sensitivity of the gadget. 

How?

As EEG is measured in microvolts, muscle noise can obscure the tracing. 

In order to avoid that, the company helps users to set up the receptiveness of the sensors: the wearer should remove any make-up and they don’t recommend blinking or chewing on a gum – as they could all worsen the signal. 

But once we’re off the ground, it works perfectly

That’s when the meditation begins. 

Setting Sessions & Time Duration:

You can select the length and the type of the session: 

• Whether you want to travel virtually to a calming beach, or 
• To listen to urban beats for example. 

Effect of Background Noise:

The background noise will be proportional to your brain activity.

Background Noise ∝ Brain Activity

These are divided into three categories: 

• Calm, 
• Neutral, and 
• Active 

This will disappear slowly as your meditation progresses. 

The ultimate goal is, of course, to reach the state of “calmness”. 

Experience & My observation:

During meditation, our first results show us, that during meditation, our brain becomes hyperactive: Even when we thought we're relaxing, in reality, our brain activity was off the charts. 

Here the Muse EEG is a perfect introduction to meditation, 

It can tremendously improve the method of those who are already practicing it. 

Because of the real-time, immediate feedback about what’s going on in your brain can tell you "What’s the right path to reach calmness". 

But honestly, you won’t be able to reach mindfulness with a dystopian looking digital device on your head. 

Instead, 

You can use the Muse EEG from time-to-time to re-measure your brain activity

But once it puts you on the right path, for true meditation, all you need is you.

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