The BrainMaster is cleared by the FDA (K990538) for use in clinical biofeedback applications. When sold for this purpose, federal law restricts its use to or on the order of a biofeedback practitioner.

The Official Claims are for relaxation training using alpha waves, is as currently the case for all EEG biofeedback equipment. We also describe non-medical benefits including improvements in attention, concentration, productivity, and creativity.

The BrainMaster can also be used to train beta, SMR, theta, delta, and other frequencies, under the control of the user. This opens the possibility for many clinical applications.

Our clinical experience and research results indicate benefits in cases of ADD/ADHD, depression, tourettes, anxiety, addiction, alcoholism, autism, chronic pain, epilepsy, migraine, PTSD, sleep disorders, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.

When treating such conditions, the clinician should be well trained, and we refer you to the excellent training provided by Dr. Philip Brotman, by Dr. Joel Lubar, and by the EEG Spectrum company, among others.

Official Claims

However, the BrainMaster is also available in a system designed for non-clinical users.  The price is the same, and the functions are similar to the clinical system.

Significant benefits to attention and concentration, mental fitness, and the ability to think creatively can be achieved when this product is used in a non-clinical setting.

What is it?

The BrainMaster is a low-cost, flexible, general-purpose brainwave monitor. It connects to a PC in the same way that a modem does; but instead of communicating over the telephone network, it monitors brainwaves. It is immediately useful for applications in biofeedback, research, education, recreation, hobby, self-awareness, art, performance, brainwave-controlled systems, and virtual reality. It provides many of the same basic functions as systems costing many times more, in an innovative yet simple and economical design.

Its capabilities include recording 1 or 2 channels of brainwaves or related signals, data storage and retrieval, real-time signal processing and display, plus various forms of control and feedback. It includes many graphical display modes. It is possible to interface with the software, so that various external programs can control the BrainMaster, as well as be controlled, enabling user-developed applications to interact with live brainwave data. Control and data interfaces to Visual Basic, Pascal, C, and C++ are provided.

With this device, you can digitally record, store, process, display, and work with brainwaves using any PC with Windows and a spare serial port. You will be able to monitor and display waveform characteristics such as alpha, beta, delta, or theta energy, the amount of symmetry in the brainwaves, or set up the system to respond to your brainwaves by creating displays, sounds, or other effects. This is useful for many applications in which there is a need to record and study brainwaves, to play games using brainwaves, or to use brainwaves to control a system, including interactive simulations and virtual reality displays.

NOTE: The BrainMaster is approved by the FDA (K990538) for clinical biofeedback applications. When used for this purpose, federal law restricts its sale to or on the order of a biofeedback practitioner.  There is also a version available for nonclinicians. Please contact us or visit http://www.brainm.com for details. The BrainMaster hardware and software is protected by US Patent # 5,899,867. This device is an outgrowth of the BrainMaster project started by Dr. Thomas F. Collura, for the furthering of the understanding of the brain and the mind. For information on the BrainMaster Project, see: http://www.brainmaster.com.

What does it consist of?

It consists of a small (paperback book-sized) battery-powered module, Windows-based PC software, and optional electrodes. The module is optically isolated from the PC. It contains 2 EEG amplifiers, a microprocessor controller, and the interface to the PC. The Windows software is used to communicate with the module, acquire brainwave signals, and process and display them. Your PC must be a Pentium/100, or faster, and have a spare COM: (RS-232 or "modem") port.

Specifications:

Amplifiers (EEG-type):

Gain: 20,000
Input Impedance: 10 Megohms
Input Noise: <1.5uV p-p
Bandwidth: 1.6 - 40 Hz
Common-mode rejection: >100dB

Communications:

HW Interface: RS-232 (female DB-25)
Speed: 9600 Baud
Isolation: Optically Isolated to 130V (continuous)

Digitizer:

Type: Successive Approximation
Sampling Rate: 120 samples/second
Conversion Time: 16 microseconds
Channels: 1 or 2 channels of brainwaves
(8-channel A/D internal)
Resolution: 8 bits
Accuracy: ½ LSB

Frequency Components (user-adjustable):

Delta: 1-4 Hz
Theta: 4-7 Hz
Alpha: 8-12 Hz
Low Beta: 12-15 Hz
Beta: 15-20 Hz
Hi Beta: 20-38 Hz
Gamma: 38-42 Hz

Output Controls:

.wav file played on each command.
proportional pitch sound (with "SoundBlaster")
DLL Interface to Visual Basic, C, C++, Pascal
DLL can be used to read data from BrainMaster, or to send control information to BrainMaster.

Processing:

Algorithm: FFT for BrainMirror
Window: Hanning; Epoch: 1-second
Frequency bin: 1 Hz
Update Rate: 4/second
Quadrature Filters for training
Artifact Rejection: Amplitude

Displays:

Raw waveform (live and playback)
"Chaos" Phase-Space Display.
FFT Frequency Spectrum
Brain Mirror Frequency Spectrum
Compressed Spectral Array
"Thermometer" values (alpha, beta, etc)
1-dimensional Trend Line
2-dimensional Trend Line
Command Counters
"Pac-Man" Game
"Boxes" Game
Smiling Face
Other displays available using DLL interface.

Control Modes:

Learn Mode:

Sets maxima, minima, and thresholds, sets counts to zero.

Play Mode: 

Registers when any component, or combination of components > threshold; Inhibits when any component, or combination of components < threshold
 

Operating Platform:

Windows² 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, OS/2.

8M RAM minimum, <1M disk space to install. Requires Intel 486/50 processor minimum.

Also runs on Mac G3 and G4 systems under Virtual PC and Soft Windows!
Both laptop and desktop MAC G3 and G4 systems can run BrainMaster Software.

Price Information

BrainMaster (AT-1): 2E Neurofeedback Module System: Includes hardware, 1.8 software, documentation, cleaning gel, conductive paste, electrodes, and manual. 

BrainMaster (AT-1-1.9Af): AT-1 as above, with new 1.9 Software release (coherence display, improved setup screens, improved sounds, large numeric display, and more! Also includes Affiliate Membership., which includes one year extended warranty, special discounted pricing for affiliate members, membership on our list server.

Brainwave Animation Pro (530-004): Displays a continuing 3-dimensional journey through a detailed, graphical world based on digitized images of breathtaking scenes. Additional features
For the more serious user. Includes 2-channel protocols, Adjustable frequency bands, additional animated scenes, Simultaneous "Brain Mirror" display, EEG spectrum and
Compressed Spectral Array, statistical summaries of EEG Parameters. Includes CD-Rom disk and documentation. 

MIDI Stim photic Stimulator (382-001): Interfaces with computer MIDI (game) port, compatible with Brainmaster MIDI flash software, providing high level of control of EEG-controlled light stimulation. 

Interactor Cushion: Portable cushion with our software, provides sound and vibration to the back, enhancing the feedback experience. Can be incorporated into standard EEG protocols, providing an additional feedback modality. Also useful with any game or software that produces sounds. 

ChekTrode Impedance Checker (CK-100): Standalone Electrode checker with numeric readout of electrode Impedance and offset. 

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