The science behind Muse
A deep dive into brainwaves: Brainwave frequencies explained
7-channel EEG sensors pick up your brain's electrical activity. In real time, Muse detects whether your mind is calm or active and responds with audio feedback to guide you back.
Learn more about EEGHow brain oxygenation affects mental performance: the fNIRS connection
Gentle infrared light measures blood oxygenation in your brain, like a pulse oximeter for your mind. It reveals how hard your brain works to stay focused, a dimension of mental effort most wearables miss.
Learn more about fNIRSYour body tells the rest
An optical heart rate sensor reads your pulse while motion sensors track stillness and breath. Together, they connect what's happening in your body to what's happening in your mind.
Learn more about BiofeedbackReal results
felt they had a better handle on their stress
reported better focus & clarity
reported a 20% improvement in sleep quality*
*A 2021 study led by Western University, Cambridge Brain Science, Hatch, and Interaxon that used Muse S EEG-sleep support technology showed a 20% improvement in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, relative to controls wanting to improve their sleep.
reported being more calm & relaxed
reported having better emotional regulation.
Other trackers infer
A ring or a watch reads your pulse and your movement, then estimates which stage of sleep you were in. It never measures the organ that makes sleep.
Muse measures the source
EEG sensors sit on your forehead and record the same signal a clinical sleep lab records. No estimating, no proxy.
Frequently asked questions
Muse S Athena
- Focus: see when your mind drifts. Train it back.
- Endurance: train mental stamina with fNIRS.
- Accuracy starts at the source
- 88 to 96% sleep staging accuracy, measured against clinical sleep lab testing.¹
- Most wearables infer your sleep stages from your pulse. Muse measures the organ that produces them.
Muse 2
- Hear your mind wander. Then return.
- Tracks calm, focus, breath, and heart.
- The simplest way to start.
Ready to see what your brain can do?
Choose between Muse 2 and the Muse S Athena based on your goals.