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Anyone can buy a telescope to observe space and sometimes even make discoveries, so it's a no-brainer that you should have a similar access to the appropriate technology if your scientific interests involve something else, say, the brain. Some groups are already making that happen for amateur neuroscientists. One is the Brooklyn startup OpenBCI, now back on Kickstarter with a new 3D printed EEG headset and development board that you can use to study patterns of brain activity or create more inventive projects like a mind-controlled shark balloon.
These guys have been at Maker's Faire the last couple of years. Pretty good example of a knock-on technology from 3D printing and microcontroller movements.
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You Don't Have to Be a Scientist to Own a Proper EEG Headset
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(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday November 11 2015, @08:10PM
Of course you don't have to be a scientist to own a proper EEG headset. There are lots of doctors who are not scientists and own one.
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(Score: 1) by Francis on Wednesday November 11 2015, @10:38PM
Right and in addition to that there have been specialist ones available for years. I own a Zeo to track my sleep, although it's no longer particularly useful because the manufacturer is out of business. And I recently bought a Muse to help with my meditation.
There are probably other ones out there as well.
The real issue tends to be that unless you're a scientist or doctor it's likely that you won't be able to make much use out of the data. Most of the ones sold for consumers are don't provide the raw data because it's not useful without a lot of domain specific knowledge.
(Score: 2) by JNCF on Thursday November 12 2015, @02:39AM
There are other options, but this actually seems like the best one available. Or at least, the best one on Wikipedia's comparison chart. [wikipedia.org] The Emotiv EPOC also looks interesting, but not as interesting. Note that the OpenBCI has inputs for other biodata (though that isn't mentioned on the linked comparison chart.).