The thesis presents the measurement of brainwaves with the brain-computer interface Neurosky MindWave for the purpose to use in psychoacoustics and to research the sound perception of the individual.
The aim is to investigate the impact of relaxing music and non-relaxing music on the subject's brain using a commercial EEG device and an eegID application.
All the test subjects provided 2 samples of music before the test – one relaxing, and one non-relaxing track.
The testing includes 3 parts: BFI-10 questionnaire, which will determine the approximate personality type of the subjects, EEG signal acquisition while listening to relaxing and non-relaxing music, and the third part, where the subjects answer an extensive questionnaire that will show the personal experience of each subject during the test.
The thesis overviews the beginnings of EEG signal measuring, definitions of terms related to the topic, devices, and the software needed to capture the data. It analyzes and graphically presents the collected EEG signals, and the results of two different questionnaires retrieved from 11 healthy volunteers.
The research also analyzes and graphically presents a comparison of EEG data from 32 different sources. The analysis shows the inconsistency in determining the range of frequency bands in brain activity measurements.
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