Last Updated on November 23, 2022 by pg@petergamma.org
- Adam Feuer, developer of the Hack EEG, is a Zen Buddhist who meditates
- A relatively simple and clear EEG device is eventually the product of an experienced meditator
- He is also a high-tech entrepreneur
- we could only find a functional demo of a 8 channel HackEEG:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/starcat/hackeeg
- 8 channels EEG is a number of channels which seem to be sufficient for some mediators, as for instance Adam Feuer from HackEEG (demo video available), Krisztián Hofstädter (demo video available), researchers who use the g.tec Unicorn Black with 8 channels, Neurosity with 8 channels.
- If our goal is inner peace, or high alpha brain wave, 8 channels seem to be sufficient, and we do not need to localize the signal
- but if we are looking for a localized signal, for instance Gamma waves in the left prefrontal cortex, more channels are highly desirable
- currently, devices with up to 32 channels are in a price range, which are also affordable for private persons who do not want to spend a large amount of money for EEG devices.
- we could not find a physiological demo of a 32 channel Hack EEG, but all components are there for it
- It is eventually worth it if we want more than 8 channels to test whether we manage to get of setup with 16 EEG channels of Hack EEG running
- if it works, we can increase the number of channels to 24 or 32 channels
- is it not a pity to use only 8 channels of a Greentek Gelfree S2 cap or of a Greentek long-term EEG cap?
- if we want to be taken serious as researchers, a setup with 32 channels could be helpful for it
- demos of Hack EEG show, that it can run over USB connected to a Laptop detached from the power source, or over WIFI:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/starcat/hackeeg
- as far as we know, Hack EEG connects over LSL to OpenBCI GUI, therefore we suppose that Hack EEG LSL works over usb cable, as well as over WIFI
- OpenBCI LSL does as far as we know not work over cable or WIFI, but only over a Bluetooth dongle
- Adam Feuer is an experienced high-tec entrepreneur. We know by our own little experience, that he responds himself to support questions
- Adam Feuer made further developments related to Hack EEG, for instance the Jupiter Nano
- If we get a 32 channel Hack EEG to work, we can save the monthly fee for software we have to pay for the Emotiv Epoc Flex software which offers us LSL
- If we are using EEG device on the long term, we thing it is worth testing