title: A low-power, wireless, 8-channel EEG monitoring headset.
abstract: Micro- and nano-technology has enabled development of smaller and smarter wearable devices for medical and lifestyle related applications. In particular, recent advances in EEG monitoring technologies pave the way for wearable, wireless EEG monitoring devices. Here, a low-power wireless EEG sensor platform that measures 8-channels of EEG, is described. The platform is integrated into a wearable headset for ambulatory monitoring of EEG. While using standard EEG electrodes without conductive gel, a first evaluation shows the wireless headset is comparable to the reference system when looking at alpha wave discrimination. This device combines low-noise, and low-power functionality into an easy-to-use wireless headset, providing a first step towards a fully integrated, fully functional wearable wireless EEG monitoring system.
authors.affiliation: Holst Centre / IMEC-NL, High Tech Campus 31, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Lindsay.Brown@imec-nl.nl
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van de Molengraft
authors.forename: Refet Firat
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Yazicioglu
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torfs
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Penders
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Hoof
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011846:Radio Waves