Wearable Brain Activity Monitor
This invention is a wearable brain activity monitor with electromagnetic brain activity sensors which are held on a person's head by a partially-circumferential headband. The partially-circumferential headband curves around the lower-posterior surface of a person's head, from one ear to the other, and has forward ends which extend upward from the person's ears to the sides of the person's forehead.
1 . A wearable brain activity monitoring device comprising:
a plurality of brain activity sensors;
a head-worn loop which is configured to span from one ear to the other around the lower-posterior portion of the head of a person wearing the loop, wherein this loop is configured to position the plurality of brain activity sensors at selected locations on the person's head;
a data processing component; and
a power source or transducer.
2 . The device in claim 1 wherein the brain activity sensors are electrodes.
3 . The device in claim 1 wherein the plurality of brain activity sensors comprises six brain activity sensors.
4 . The device in claim 3 wherein the selected locations of brain activity sensors are F3, F4, P3, P4, O1, and O2.
5 . The device in claim 3 wherein the selected locations of brain activity sensors are T3 or T7, T4 or T8, T5 or P7, T6 or P8, O1, and O2.
6 . The device in claim 1 wherein the plurality of brain activity sensors comprises four brain activity sensors.
7 . The device in claim 6 wherein the selected locations of brain activity sensors are F3, F4, O1, and O2.
8 . The device in claim 1 wherein the average height of the head-worn loop is configured to be equal to, or lower than, the average height of the person's ears.
9 . The device in claim 1 wherein ends of the head-worn loop are configured to terminate at locations which are forward of the person's ears.
10 . A wearable brain activity monitoring device comprising:
a partially-circumferential headband, wherein the partially-circumferential headband spans a portion of the circumference of a person's head, including the lower-posterior surface of the person's head and a portion of the person's forehead;
a plurality of electromagnetic energy sensors which are configured to be held in proximity to the person's head by the partially-circumferential headband, wherein these electromagnetic energy sensors collect data concerning electromagnetic activity of the person's brain;
a wireless data transmitter and/or receiver;
a data processor; and
a power source.
11 . The device in claim 10 wherein the electromagnetic energy sensors are electrodes.
12 . The device in claim 10 wherein the plurality of electromagnetic energy sensors comprises six electromagnetic energy sensors.
13 . The device in claim 10 wherein the selected locations of electromagnetic energy sensors are F3, F4, P3, P4, O1, and O2.
14 . The device in claim 10 wherein the selected locations of electromagnetic energy sensors are T3 or T7, T4 or T8, T5 or P7, T6 or P8, O1, and O2.
15 . The device in claim 10 wherein the average height of the partially-circumferential headband is configured to be equal to, or lower than, the average height of the person's ears.
16 . The device in claim 10 wherein ends of the partially-circumferential headband are configured to terminate at locations which are forward of the person's ears.
17 . A wearable brain activity monitoring device comprising:
a plurality of brain activity sensors;
a head-worn loop which is configured to span from one ear to the other around the lower-posterior portion of the head of a person wearing the loop, wherein this loop is configured to position the plurality of brain activity sensors at selected locations on the person's head;
a data processing component; and
a power source or transducer.
18 . The device in claim 17 wherein the plurality of brain activity sensors comprises four brain activity sensors.
19 . The device in claim 17 wherein the selected locations of brain activity sensors are F3, F4, O1, and O2.
20 . The device in claim 17 wherein ends of the head-worn loop are configured to terminate at locations which are forward of the person's ears.