Neurable introduced headphones that monitor electrical brain activity without requiring a user to start an app session. The company describes distraction alerts, break suggestions and guidance that changes during meditation. A new app provides check-ins and longer-term activity reports. Neurable One is not a medical device, and the company has not shared a new study showing the latest model’s effectiveness. Research is ongoing.
Neurable, a Boston company developing brain-sensing technology, introduced its own One headphones on 1 October. Sensors in the earpads measure electrical brain activity while the headphones are worn. The company previously supplied its technology for other manufacturers’ products. With One, monitoring begins when the wearer puts on the headphones, removing the need to start a measurement session in an app.[1], [2]
Neurable describes an audible distraction alert and break suggestions when the system detects fatigue. During guided meditation, the guide can stop speaking when the wearer reaches the state the system seeks, then resume if attention drifts. A nap feature can reduce the guided audio as the user falls asleep. Users can switch off brain sensing and use the headphones for ordinary audio.[1]
A new app provides a Cognitive Snapshot check-in and weekly or monthly activity reports. One is not classified as a medical device, and Neurable says it is not intended to diagnose, treat or monitor conditions. WIRED says the company has not shared new research demonstrating this model’s effectiveness and that research is ongoing. Neurable promises not to sell brain data or use it for advertising; its chief executive says enterprise buyers do not receive individual users’ data.[1]
