Study: 4 weeks of Muse

From: InteraXon Sep-15-2024 11:18:am

Muse Study: 4 wks showed lowered stress, improved cognitive performance, and a more relaxed brain

The laboratory of Prof. Michela Balconi at the Catholic University of Milan sought to understand whether using technology, specifically Muse: the brain sensing headband, daily for several weeks, would show measurable differences when compared to a group using a simple relaxation exercise with nature sounds. Their results were published in a series of two papers in 2017 and 2018.

Here’s what they found:

The group using Muse showed an improvement in response times in a complex reaction task – they got faster at a cognitive task.
Participants using Muse showed changes in their resting brain states, similar to the changes seen in the brains of mindfulness meditators by other researchers, and suggesting an improved control of participants’ ability to relax.
The participants in the Muse group showed brain plasticity changes indicating, according to the researchers "markers of neural efficiency and information-processing were significantly greater for [Muse] training than control participants."
Compared to the control group, the Muse group showed a significantly larger reduction in stress – a 16% reduction in perceived stress in just four weeks.

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