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Description: Startup founders want to read your brainwaves - but how will they protect your data from tech giants? Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe Up Next ► 3D printed, mind-controlled prosthetics are here youtu.be/N01QN-3OB3s Neurable CEO Ramses Alcaide has a mission: bring neurotechnology out of research labs — and surgical suites — and into everyday life. He envisions a future where the neurotechnology that allows Neurable’s products to read brainwaves via electrical signals — without surgical implants — is used to track cognitive capability and mental health, like a Fitbit for the brain. Their current device, still only available as a preorder, is a set of headphones, called Enten. The headphones are designed to read electrical signals produced by neurons in your brain, a technique called electroencephalography, or EEG for short. Neurable claims that the EEG sensors inside the normal-looking headphone’s ear cups can detect brain activity, which its proprietary algorithms — named after Pokemon — can read, analyze, and decode. The idea is to provide insights in focus and neural activity from, and for, people in daily life. Watch on Freethink.com ► freethink.com/series/challengers/neurotechnology ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ Read more of our stories on neurotechnology: Scientists are developing brain implants that improve memory ► freethink.com/health/brain-implants Brain implant translates thought to text ►freethink.com/health/brain-computer-interface-2 Researchers have created a brain sensor swarm ►freethink.com/health/researchers-have-created-a-brain-sensor-swarm ◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡ Watch our original series: ► Hard Reset: freeth.ink/youtube-hard-reset ► Just Might Work: freeth.ink/youtube-just-might-work ► Challengers: freeth.ink/youtube-challengers ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ About Freethink No politics, no gossip, no cynics. At Freethink, we believe the daily news should inspire people to build a better world. While most media is fueled by toxic politics and negativity, we focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future. ◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡ Enjoy Freethink on your favorite platforms: ► Daily editorial features: freethink.com​ ► Solutions-based stories, straight to your inbox: freethink.com/subscribe ► Facebook: facebook.com/freethinkmedia​ ► Instagram: instagram.com/freethink​ ► Twitter: twitter.com/freethinkmedia​ ► Join the Freethink forum: facebook.com/groups/freethinkforum