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OpenBCI Cyton
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OpenBCI Ganglion
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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OpenBCI Cyton
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OpenBCI Ganglion
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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OpenBCI Cyton
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OpenBCI Ganglion
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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OpenBCI Cyton
OpenBCI
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- Sensors
- EEGEMG
- XR platforms
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- Sampling rate
- 250 Hz
- Wireless
- RFDuino USB dongle
- SDK
- GUI + BrainFlow (Python/Java/C++/C#/MATLAB/Julia/Rust/R)
- Raw data access
- unrestricted (open)
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- custom EEG/EMG/ECG hardware, student BCI projects
- Limitations
- bare board; assembly required; older radio architecture
OpenBCI Ganglion
OpenBCI
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- Sensors
- EEGEMG
- XR platforms
- —
- Sampling rate
- 200 Hz
- Wireless
- BLE (dongle sold separately)
- SDK
- GUI + BrainFlow
- Raw data access
- unrestricted (open)
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- low-cost neurofeedback, simple BCI, education
- Limitations
- 4 channels; no microSD; BLE compression
Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
InteraXon
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- Sensors
- EEGfNIRSPPGIMU
- XR platforms
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- Sampling rate
- 256 Hz
- Wireless
- BLE 5.3; USB-C
- SDK
- Muse SDK
- Raw data access
- via SDK / research tools
- Subscription required
- NoSDK raw EEG has no Premium requirement; app features $49.99/yr
- Best for
- EEG/fNIRS focus training, sleep studies, portable experiments
- Limitations
- still 4 standard on-head EEG channels; frontal fNIRS coverage