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#14 in Health Monitoring Devices
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Muse S (Gen 2)
Muse (InteraXon)
A consumer EEG headband providing real-time audio feedback during meditation, built on genuine electroencephalography hardware rather than a proxy sensor, though published evidence for meditation biofeedback’s added benefit over unaided meditation remains limited and mostly small-scale. Recorded specifics: regulatory status Not a medical device, measures Brain activity (EEG) & sleep, price 349. Panel highlighted uses genuine EEG hardware rather than a proxy sensor, real-time audio feedback aids meditation practice for some users and tracks sleep stages using the same electrodes. The reservation on record is evidence for meditation biofeedback’s added benefit over unaided practice is limited.
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Score breakdown
How Muse S (Gen 2) earned 74.9
Each criterion is scored independently, then combined using the weights published on Health Monitoring Devices.
- Regulatory clearance & validationweight 35%
- 73.3
- Measurement accuracy vs. clinical referenceweight 30%
- 74.7
- Depth of independent evidenceweight 20%
- 76.1
- Everyday usabilityweight 15%
- 77.6
On the record
Recorded detail
| Regulatory status | Not a medical device |
|---|---|
| Measures | Brain activity (EEG) & sleep |
| Price | $349 |
| Rating | 6.5 |
Panel verdict
Strengths and reservations
What it gets right
- Uses genuine EEG hardware rather than a proxy sensor
- Real-time audio feedback aids meditation practice for some users
- Tracks sleep stages using the same electrodes
Where it gives ground
- Evidence for meditation biofeedback’s added benefit over unaided practice is limited
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