Diversity and Suitability of the State-of-the-Art Wearable and Wireless EEG Systems Review

Congying He, Yu Yi Chen, Chun Ren Phang, Cory Stevenson, I. Ping Chen, Tzyy Ping Jung, Li Wei Ko

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Abstract

Wireless electroencephalography (EEG) systems have been attracting increasing attention in recent times. Both the number of articles discussing wireless EEG and their proportion relative to general EEG publications have increased over years. These trends indicate that wireless EEG sysyems could be more accessible to researchers and the research community has recognized the potential of wireless EEG systems. The research on wireless EEG has become an increasingly popular topic. To explore the development and diverse applications of wireless EEG systems, this review highlights the trends in wearable and wireless EEG systems over the past decade and compares the specifications and research applications of the major wireless systems marketed by 16 companies. For each product, five parameters (number of channels, sampling rate, cost, battery life, and resolution) were assessed for comparison. Currently, these wearable and portable wireless EEG systems have three main application areas: consumer, clinical, and research. To address this multitude of options, the article also discussed the thought process to find a suitable device that meets personalization and use cases specificities. These investigations suggest that low-price and convenience are key factors for consumer applications, wireless EEG systems with FDA or CE-certification may be more suitable for clinical settings, and devices that provide raw EEG data with high-density channels are important for laboratory research. This article presents an overview of the current state of the wireless EEG systems specifications and possible applications and serves as a guide point as it is expected that more influential and novel research will cyclically promote the development of such EEG systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalIEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2023

Keywords

  • Biomedical monitoring
  • clinical and research applications
  • consumer
  • Electrodes
  • Electroencephalography
  • Market research
  • Monitoring
  • Suitable devices
  • Wireless communication
  • Wireless EEG systems
  • Wireless sensor networks

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