The meditation trick that got my BCI readings clean in one sitting

I kept getting noisy signals from my consumer BCI headset during focus sessions, tons of random blips that messed up the feedback. After 3 months of frustration, I realized I was gripping my jaw too tight while trying to concentrate, like I was clenching without noticing. So last Tuesday, I propped my mouth open with a wine cork between my back teeth for 5 minutes before each session, and the signal quality jumped from 60% clean to 92% on the first try. Has anyone else found weird physical fixes that helped their BCI data look less like garbage?

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troy_wilson816d ago

That line about "gripping my jaw too tight" hit a little too close to home. I once spent two weeks messing with the position of my headband, trying different gel pads, even buying a whole new grounding strap, only to realize the noise was coming from me grinding my teeth at night. I felt pretty silly when my dentist told me, not gonna lie. So I just ordered a cheap mouth guard online and the difference was almost as good as your cork trick, though I bet your method looks funnier if anyone walks in on you.

skyler_anderson6516d ago

My buddy had the same thing happen with his car. He spent like three hundred bucks replacing sensors and chasing a phantom engine light. Turned out it was just the gas cap not being tight enough. It's wild how often the simplest answers end up being the right ones.