EEG is my specialist area, so it's funny it's taken this long for us to do an EEG comic. As neuroscience research has become more well known, cut-price commercial EEG kits are being marketed as the latest technology for gaming, sleep, relaxation and communication. They're designed to look a bit cooler than the research ones, so the popular designs use minimal electrodes fitted to a solid band.
Since most of these use one or two electrodes primarily on the forehead, they're much more likely detecting blinks, eye movements and facial muscles than anything in your brain. To be fair to these companies though, they say they pick up concentration, relaxation and stress, and my eyebrows probably move to different places for each of those...
Launching 11th Sept 2016! Mad Scientist Cat is a comic by married duo Adam Roberts (neuroscientist) & Jessica Emmett (illustrator). Follow Dr. Mad navigate science and academia!
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