Categorisation of Mobile EEG: A Researcher’s Perspective

Figure 1

Various mounting positions of the EEG device and associated equipment on the participant. (a) All equipment is off-body mounted and participant tethered via cabling to EEG acquisition equipment. (b) Waist-mounted (or back-mounted) with additional equipment located in a rucksack. (c) All equipment is waist-mounted. (d) Head-mounted EEG system, with additional equipment located (i) in a rucksack or (ii) off-body tethering participant via limited-range wireless link. (e) Head-mounted and requires smartphone/tablet. (f) Head-mounted. Acquisition, storage, and analysis equipment is integrated within the headset.