Neurable launches Neurable One, $499 headphones with 12 EEG sensors
The Boston company's new brain-sensing headphones track focus and fatigue and store a running history of the wearer's brain activity.
Neurable launched Neurable One on October 1, noise-cancelling headphones with 12 EEG sensors in the ear pads, priced at $499 in the United States. The companion app estimates focus, cognitive load and fatigue, suggests breaks, and tracks alpha peak frequency over weeks and months. A “Brain Data Banking” feature records brain activity whenever the headphones are worn with the app open.
It is a consumer wellness product, not a medical device. In IEEE Spectrum’s hands-on review, the reviewer had to adjust the fit repeatedly to get a good signal, and an outside researcher warned that dry-electrode EEG is usually noisy. Continuous recording also raises neural data privacy questions.