Mobile Neurotechnologies

Interpreting signals from the human brain is a challenge. The »Mobile Neurotechnologies« group at Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg is tackling this in order to make electroencephalography (EEG) systems available in concrete application scenarios. The experts are working on sensor solutions suitable for everyday use to record human brain activity. The focus is not only on comfort, but also on high data quality of the recordings for particularly meaningful data for disease diagnoses and therapies. But the team at Fraunhofer IDMT is also focusing on application scenarios in non-medical areas, such as the measurement of a driver's attention in a car or cognitive load in a safety-critical workplace.

In addition to the research and development of mobile neurotechnologies, other methods for vital data acquisition are also considered, such as the recording of heart rate and respiration by radar systems including intelligent evaluation.

»With broadly diversified competencies, we are setting a clear course towards making EEG systems suitable for everyday use. The aim is to successively address the challenges both in the hardware components and in signal recording and analysis at all levels«, explains Dr. Insa Wolf, head of the Mobile Neurotechnologies.

Range of services

We offer in contract research or joint funded projects:

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  • components, integration and evaluation of sensor technology
  • expertise and assistance in data collection to validate set-ups for application scenarios as proof-of-concept
  • development and validation of customized evaluation chains including machine learning approaches
  • pre-trained machine learning algorithms

Mobile EEG acquisition in various fields of application

Monitoring of sleep and epileptic seizures

With the mobile and discrete EEG systems of the Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg, it should be possible in the future to record EEG in everyday life. For example, during sleep or for the detection of epileptic seizures. Dr. Jens-E. Appell and Dr. Wiebke Pätzold talk in the following video (german with subtitles), among other things, about the possible applications of the recorded data.

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Intelligent measurement of attention for autonomous driving

How attentive are people during monotonous car drives? How does attention change when the vehicle is driving autonomously? These are the questions we are asking ourselves in the »MentalState« project and are investigating the changes in the state of attention with the help of EEG and other biosignals.

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How to apply a flexible electrode patch

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In the video, the team from the "Mobile Neurotechnologies" group clearly demonstrates how they attach the flexible electrode patch for the measurements and for which use cases it can be used.

Insights into research and practice

 

Press Release / 3.9.2024

Mobile EEG for passive brain-computer interface

Zander Labs and Fraunhofer IDMT-HSA cooperate on hardware development

 

Press Release / 25.9.2023

The whole body on the radar

Fraunhofer IDMT develops methods monitoring via radar.

 

Press Release / 16.8.2023

Intelligent acoustic sensor systems for hearing cars

We will provide an insight into current developments at the IAA MOBILITY 2023 in Munich.

 

News / 26.6.2023

Guest of the Federal Minister of Health

Fraunhofer IDMT's Oldenburg Branch presented »MOND« project in Berlin.

 

Analysis of drivers' attention in autonomous vehicles

Research on changes in vigilance with the help of EEG and other biosignals

 

Press Release / 8.11.2022

The sleep laboratory at home

DGSM 2022: Fraunhofer IDMT presents technologies and methods for mobile sleep monitoring

 

Data Protection for Biosignals

Between data worthy of protection and pertinent research: How might practicable data protection concepts and anonymisation techniques for biosignals look?

 

Mobile multisensor system for sleep monitoring at home

We are working on a multi-sensor system close to the ear that records sleep behavior comfortably at home.

 

Contactless health monitoring

The group »Mobile Neurotechnologies« is working on monitoring vital parameters: contactless, hygienic, and easy to set up.

 

Mobile EEG-Systems for better epilepsy treatment

Exactly recorded biosignals at the time of the seizure in everyday processes help in the classification of epilepsy disorders.

 

Better listening at the cocktail party

At a busy party, a healthy hearing can concentrate on a single voice. Many hearing impaired people have a problem with this.

 

Mobile ADHD therapy system

The development envisages a mobile system in order to also implement a home application and thus be able to design the therapy plan more flexibly and individually.

 

Digital hearing and speech training

How can highly hearing-impaired people be supported in their therapy? We are developing a digital system to enable intensive training.

 

Connected Health

The work area Connected Health dedicates its research and development activities to sensor-based health systems that can be deployed flexibly and without clinical infrastructure.

 

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