Electroencephalography (EEG) is widely regarded as the physiological "gold standard" to monitor and quantify levels of drowsiness and wakefulness, but the technology has traditionally been confined to laboratory settings due to the technical obstacles of recording high quality data in normal daily environments. Advanced Brain Monitoring's EEG Technology is designed to address many of the technical concerns with EEG recordings, including ease of use, comfort, cosmetic acceptability for the workplace, and high quality data acquisition in challenging environments.
The components of the EEG technology can be used together for a comprehensive evaluation or separately for research purposes. The EEG technology components include:
Wireless Sensor Headset: The patented Wireless Sensor Headset provides an easy to administer platform for acquiring high quality electroencephalographic (EEG) and electrooculographic (EOG) signals. The sensor headset can be easily applied and comfortably worn for over 8 hours of continuous use. The patented EEG sensor dispenses a small amount of conductive cream through the hair to make electrical contact, which eliminates the need for hair or scalp preparation. The design of the analog circuit combined with EEG amplification close to the sensors and online impedance monitoring ensures that even individuals with limited technical expertise can obtain high-quality EEG data. Wireless EEG allows the user freedom to move without generating artifacts obtained with conventional, wired EEG systems. The sensor headset can be easily covered by a baseball cap if worn in public.
B-Alert® Software: The B-Alert Software applies patented signal processing procedures to identify and decontaminate artifacts that could result in incorrect interpretation of the EEG signals. The software monitors the level of artifact contamination to notify the user of data quality problems. The B-Alert software provides the capability to classify the brain’s electrical activity into validated measures of engagement, mental workload, and distraction/drowsiness. These classifications are visually presented on a second-by-second basis and can be summarized across a recording session. The software includes event markers and provides multiple means to synchronize data from third-party software used for simultaneous recordings.
Alertness
and Memory Profiler (AMP): The AMP combines the Wireless Sensor
Headset with a neurocognitive battery of vigilance, attention, learning,
and memory tests to simultaneously acquire and synchronize data on brain
function and performance. The testing battery is customizable and employs
an extensive selection of neurobehavioral tasks that can evaluate working
and recognition memory using verbal and visuospatial tasks. Researchers
are afforded a high degree of flexibility in selecting which tasks to
include in their assessment. Neurocognitive constructs evaluated by the
AMP include sustained attention, processing speed, and verbal and visuospatial
memory. When the AMP is administered in an office or workstation, the
user is given a short training session before each task, and may call
a technician if a problem is encountered to maximize ease of use. Additionally,
AMP results can be compared to Advanced Brain Monitoring’s normative
database to assess neurocognitive impairment.
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