IMBR Meditation Science Contribution

We sincerely appreciate your willingness to participate in a scientific study that will significantly impact humanity's understanding of what happens in the brain during meditation. Too few subjects (~20) and too few measurements (usually just EEG power changes in Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma) have impeded Meditation Brainwave science.

We are running the most extensive and comprehensive study of meditation brainwaves by recruiting 1,000 committed meditators who are comfortable meditating for 20 minutes or longer to do a minimum of 10 sessions which will be analyzed using 1,000 brain metrics. This study is only possible using an innovative consumer device ( Muse™) that produces high-quality EEG and hard-core science software (MATLAB) to analyze the 12 million seconds of data with 1,000 metrics.

When we have robust, reliable results, we will build super-accurate feedback protocols to help meditators get to mastery more quickly. Not because it is a race but because we want to spend more time in expansive, present-moment states with fewer wrong turns to get there. That's why we like to call it "GPS for meditation."

We give first preference to meditators who seem the most committed to annotating their sessions with depth indicators. That means tapping on your phone's screen once after coming out of a deep spell and twice after recovering from distraction.

1. The IMBR GoDeeper app is free for the first six months as long as you contribute 10 sessions per month. After six months, we will release it to the world for $10/month.
2. All valid sessions must be at least 20 minutes long and have at least four indications of depth or distraction.
3. To participate in the study, you must own, borrow, or rent a Muse headset if you don't have one.
4. You can buy a new comfy Muse S for $399 or a sleek Muse 2 for $249 and get 15% off with the IMBR coupon code (GoDeeper). You can usually find used Muse headsets for half-price on eBay.
5. If you are an individual, you can rent a Muse S for $100/month or Muse 2 for $70/month.
6. Physical meditation centers with 5 or more people accepted into the IMBR research program can receive a loaner headset to share.

You do not have to figure out where you will get a Muse headset before applying to the IMBR research program. There are over 500,000 Muse headsets in the world. Ask your meditating friends if they have one to borrow, or post a note in your retreat center's newsletter.