<s>
Muse	B-Device
is	O
a	O
wearable	O
brain	O
sensing	O
headband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
measures	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
via	O
4	O
electroencephalography	B-Application
(	O
EEG	B-Application
)	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
accompanying	O
mobile	O
app	O
converts	O
the	O
EEG	B-Application
signal	O
into	O
audio	O
feedback	O
that	O
is	O
fed	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
via	O
headphones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muse	B-Device
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
InteraXon	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ontario	O
,	O
Canada	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
Ariel	O
Garten	O
,	O
Trevor	O
Coleman	O
,	O
Chris	O
Aimone	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Mann	O
originally	O
at	O
330	O
Dundas	O
Street	O
West	O
(	O
Steve	O
Mann	O
's	O
lab	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ontario	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
Muse	B-Device
product	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
several	O
rounds	O
of	O
fundraising	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Muse	B-Device
2	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
measures	O
heart	O
rate	O
,	O
breath	O
,	O
and	O
body	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
operates	O
by	O
representing	O
brain	O
waves	O
that	O
correspond	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
relaxed	O
state	O
through	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
tweeting	O
birds	O
,	O
and	O
higher	O
amounts	O
of	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
is	O
represented	O
by	O
storm	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
Muse	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
ERP	B-Algorithm
research	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
low	O
cost	O
and	O
quick	O
to	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
easily	O
quantify	O
N200	B-Algorithm
,	O
P300	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
reward	O
positivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muse	B-Device
is	O
worn	O
over	O
the	O
ears	O
and	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
companion	O
mobile	O
app	O
via	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Muse	B-Device
enables	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
biofeedback	O
,	O
differing	O
from	O
a	O
device	O
like	O
Thync	B-Device
that	O
claims	O
to	O
actually	O
alter	O
brainwaves	O
by	O
wearing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
