Danish group develops EEG Smartphone app (w/ video)
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 07:31
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes with Smartphone apps the line between seriousness and gimmick is difficult to discern. Take for example the Smartphone Brain Scanner developed by Jakob Eg Larsen and his colleagues at the Technical University of Denmark. Its a hardware/software gadget that allows anyone with a Nokia N900 Smartphone and associated hardware, to run an electroencephalography (EEG) scan of their brain in the comfort of their home. The hardware consists of a head harness with probes for applying to the scalp. It sends wireless signals to the N900 which then displays a virtual image of the brain based on electrical activity.