For more than 20 years, Brain Products is operating in the continuously changing market of neurophysiological research, whereby we develop and produce complex systems for non-invasively measuring the electrical activity of the human brain with electroencephalography (EEG). Our products have been developed and designed in very close cooperation with our customers, who are mainly neurophysiology researchers and scientists.
Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) is a new approach to imaging human brain dynamics in natural settings. This increasingly popular technique allows researchers to investigate brain activity supporting cognition that unfolds in synchrony with active behaviour, thereby overcoming the restrictions of traditional brain imaging methods. Brain imaging studies have described the functional architecture of the human brain; however, these studies only provide a limited understanding of the brain’s functional activity because subjects are not permitted to move due to technological constraints or for risk of contaminating the signal. Brain Products’ portable and wireless LiveAmp amplifier, along with our advanced active electrode technology, overcome these restrictions and allow for subject mobility while still recording high-quality EEG signals from the brain (see Fig. 1). MoBI research becomes increasingly important for society as it allows us the possibility to understand brain activity in real-life scenarios which possesses more generalizability than typical lab-based brain imaging methods. Research institutes and companies are interested in knowing how the brain works when people are driving a car, flying a plane, or even while playing competitive sports. Moreover, especially in the case of movement disorders or rehabilitation after injury, the research accomplished in the field of MoBI will help scientists not only better understand corresponding neural associations, but also better develop and implement therapies and treatments in this direction.
The goal of this project was to gain shares in this growing and promising market of mobile wearable EEG devices. In order for Brain Products to have increased visibility and market gains in the MoBI field, several approaches were combined to achieve this.
Features of the LiveAmp (see Fig. 1):
• Wireless, flexible, outstanding signal quality
• Expandable (8, 16, 32, 64 ch)
• 1000 Hz Sampling Rate
• 24 bit
• Hyperscanning
• Up to 30m Range
• Stream Data or Store on SD Card
• Ultra-Lightweight (<60g)
• Compact (85 x 51 x 14 mm)
