Brain waves when in a reflective state with eyes open

This page contains the data and analysis of a brain wave recording session I did using a Muse EEG Headband.

Session Characteristics

• 30/09/2023, 22:18
• I had slept a long nap and was feeling very calm and relaxed.
• I was lying down in bed with my eyes open.
• This session was immediately followed by Session 2, which was similar in everything except it was done with closed eyes. For a more complete comparison between the two sessions, visit the Session 2 page.

All Sensors

• Given that I had my eyes open, the large oscillations led byDeltaare most likely from blinking. These are signal artifacts and shouldn’t be taken into consideration.

• Zooming into a more stable portion (the green rectangles), where no oscillations occur, we can see thatAlphawas the most prominent frequency range during the session.
• This relationship between frequencies looks more like what’s expected from a relaxed state (withAlpha,typically representing a more idling state, leading in dominance, while the fasterBetaandGammafrequencies having the lowest dominance).

Individual Sensors

• Looking into each individual sensor, the same frequency relationship can be found in the Back sensors (TP10 and TP9).
• In the Front sensors (AF7, AF8),Deltadominates instead. This might be an overrepresentation caused by blinking.
  • This is consistent with the fact that blinking artifacts are mostly detected in the front parts of the brain¹.
  • Session 2, performed with eyes closed, will provide additional insights into this.
• Below is the smoothed-out data from each of the sensors:

Quadrant Energy Levels (Overview)

Centers of Gravity (Overview)

For reference: the circle marks the central area of the brain. Activity inside it is more central and symmetrical; outside is more asymmetrical.

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References:

1. https://youtu.be/04fuXQ_D_bE?si=EC8qLqMsoSFSoLKt&t=192 ↩︎