Peter Gamma (Physiologist & Director) Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS)

Major issues EEG devices we reviewed in our journal have for us personally

Last Updated on January 6, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

products sold by www.OpenBCI.com

  • high costs
  • only Bluetooth transmission
  • we know of no new developments for instance devices with more than 16 EEG channels

PiEEG

  • 8 channel shields only available in mid 2024
  • only devices available up to 8 channels

OpenBCI modules sold on eBay and Aliexpress

  • user reported that some of those are defective, for instance WIFI shields
  • unstable prices
  • scattered prices which is an evidence for a marketing software who does stock market speculations with these products
  • we know of no major new developments such as more channels

EEG caps sold on eBay and Aliexpress

  • we observed unstable prices and stock market speculations if positive reviews where published

devices sold by mBrainTrain

  • prices not published
  • only Bluetooth transmission

devices sold by g.tec medical

  • mainly very high prices

devices sold by Greentek Sensors (China)

  • we know of no papers from authors which use these products which declare that they have no conflict of interest

devices sold by Neurospec Switzerland

  • very high prices

devices sold by BIOPAC

  • very high prices
  • no direct shipping to Switzerland, only shipping over re-sellers located in Switzerland which increase prices, which is an evidence for a marketing trust
  • We contacted BIOPAC USA directly, but we where contacted if we remember correctly by Neurospec Switzerland as a reaction and suppose that BIOPAC USA redirects requests to Neurospec Switzerland.

devices sold by BIOSEMI

  • very high prices, for instance around 10 000 USD for 8 channel EEG devices.

devices based on InfluxDB

  • To build such devices takes time:

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