Which devices are currently available for EEG student projects?

Last Updated on August 11, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

1. The Muse Headband with the Mind Monitor

  • But unfortunately, the Muse SDK is not available anymore. Supporters from the Swartz Center of Computational Neuroscience suggest to look for other devices for that reason, the MRIS too.

2. OpenBCI

  • Do not many people think products from www.OpenBCI.com are expensive for what they offer? 8 channels for 1000 USD with only Bluetooth transmission, and no option for WIFI or InfluxDB in the year 2023?
  • OpenBCI modules which are more affordable can be found on Ebay and Aliexpress. Be careful with OpenBCI Wifi shield sold there, some of them eventually have issues.
  • We found an OpenBCI WIFI shield which is advertised as issue-free on Ebay Switzerland, an offer which is eventually especially updated for the Meditation Research Switzerland (MRIS) which we highly appreciate, and would therefore also other www.OpenBCI.com user inform that it is available here:

https://www.ebay.ch/itm/284876280716?hash=item4253f3138c:g:CLoAAOSwpepiu~95&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4MgG4qLvVaorVIcocrfwsuUstbiXLXRme41j0b1iPpkreQ9Vp7Nt9HFbXgUjERqwgG9mFw9J37g2g%2FTMkenpJYLYdnWwrp7nBV8GV2d%2Bv9cg8ew1sh4jfe2SY2hlStAVG36KpmKY2rroZnwK%2FAGRbX4Bt%2BRvLeSrK4GkbAHyk8sNfAHzPvo4f0qAkXbXmZOC9sJSYUNCXfaM9yf%2Bx2316E%2BVmK5OWnzlNBYJtGBnTw3bvgymfHj11uWzqkRe%2BRx5M4ik22JVYj4oElAbM9Xkfw%2F4SxsJfAZsdOYwx6NFs72a%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4TDr5GmYg

3. EEG devices from g.tec medical

a) The Unicorn Black

  • Robert Oostenveld who tested the device on his personal website says the device is better than OpenBCI Cyton and overall cheaper.

b) other devices for g.tec

  • We found that there are student projects with g.tec medical devices which test Tetris game player performance with g.tec medical EEG devices. Would we not rather expect that students use the Muse Headband or devices from www. OpenBCI.com for these projects? Are the g.tec devices not an expensive choice for these projects?

4. Adam Feuers Hack EEG

  • HackEEG is currently unavailable, but if it is there again, it is cheaper than OpenBCI and a newer product.
  • HackEEG with 32 channels are in an early stage of development, but could be a great project for engineering students to build high quality EEG devices. Nobody has demonstrated the function of this 32 channel device yet.
  • Adam Feuer also has a replacement for the Adruino Due in the pipeline which looks very professional.

5. PyEEG

  • We think PyEEG is a very promising new platform for the Raspberry Pi, simple and clear, but does not have the software support of for instance OpenBCI. But PyEEG is a great project for the widely used Raspberry Pi, and we think it is well suitable to add the software of your choice to if, for instance MNE Python.
  • Unfortunately this new product will only be available in 8 month from now in the 8 channel version, the 4 channel version will come sooner.
  • There is also an older version called Ironbci by PyEEG developer Ildar Rakhmatulin available which we can build based on the Texas Instruments ADS1299 by ourselves.
  • We think it is worth to have a closer look at the great new platfrom PyEEG and eventually wait for 8 month until it comes out.

6. Getting started with the Apple watch and InfluxDB for sensor data processing in Python

  • Currently mainly new and very expensive multi-sensor devices use InfluxDB. We think it is about time to take the challenge to develop devices which are based on InfluxDB by ourselves. The resources how this can be done can be found here:

7. Emotiv Epoc Flex 32 channel EEG headset

  • If we are looking for a 32 channel headset, it is the most affordable device wich we know.
  • It has been used in several scientific papers.
  • The device has only a analog to digital conversion rate of 14 bits and is not based on the Texas Instruments ADS1299 EEG chip which offers 24 bit ADC which is used in OpenBCI, HackEEG, and PyEEG.

8. Devices from mBrainTrain, the mobile EEG company

  • mBrainTrain offers projects for developers at the university level.
  • OpenBCI offers only EEG devices with up to 16 channels, mBrainTrain offers mobile EEG devices and EEG caps with 24, 32 and 64 channels.