Next Sense is a spinoff of the search giant and is working on a pair of earbuds that can record the electrical signals of the brain to study sleep and neurological conditions.
The device could make studying the brain simpler. The goal is to make it easier and more convenient for researchers to capture anEEG.
The startup believes that the earbuds could be a game-changing tool for those suffering from seizures, by providing a way to study them and predict them, like a weather forecast.
Allan Levey, head of the Brain Health Center at the Emory University, is helping the startup test the device.
The startup isn't emphasizing commercial applications, but it is a glimpse at a less intrusive alternative to Neuralink.
It is not easy to fit enough electrodes into a tiny device. It's not easy to make sense of the signals coming from our brains.
John Stivoric, senior lead at X, was skeptical of the earbuds at first.
I thought it shouldn't work, but it does. The signals are showing up. How is this possible?
After years of testing, Next Sense's medical director found that the earbuds are surprisingly effective at picking up the signature EEG signals of an oncoming seizure.
NextSense raised $5.3 million in funding after spinning off from X and is looking to bring its earbuds to universities and drug companies. The company plans to submit its buds for FDA approval this year.
The company wants to explore non-medical uses for the device, like allowing users to get a detailed snapshot of the quality of their sleep.
This startup wants to watch your brain and get in your ears.
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