Georgetown and their neuroscience department is engaging in innovative research to measure brain waves in an effort to create a low-cost sports headband for everyday use at home to identify sleep problems. The goal is to use this to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. Most home-use sleep monitoring is based on the movement of the body, which cannot detect sleep stages (e.g., distinguishing light seep stage from deep sleep stage). Dr. Wu hopes that the device which I found to be comfortable, non-invasive, and easy to use will hit the market in 15 years. I’m hoping it will get picked up sooner. Much easier than using a CPAP, cheaper, and more efficient/user-friendly. Thanks for allowing me to take part in the study!
