2019 Electronic EEG Syringe for Real Time Observable Contact Impedance

Team: Robert Wilkerson, Justin Lu, Justin Villamor, Kamala Pillai

Client: Elizabeth “Beth” Pierce, Lead MRI Specialist, Department of Neurology, UCSF

The electroencephalogram (EEG), which reads voltages at specific locations on the participant’s scalp as measurements of brain activity, is an important diagnostic for brain function in both healthy and impaired individuals with conditions including ADHD, Autism, Depression, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease. With a specific focus on ADHD patients, we our team sought to tackle the primary challenge of detecting non-ideal scalp impedance in real-time during EEG trial setup 

Our top user need is to develop a product that measures real-time contact impedance for optimal EEG signal integrity, specifically in studies pertaining to children with ADHD, to develop cognitive function treatment techniques that combat ADHD symptoms.”

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