It is believed that long before Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases present obvious symptoms, they may be noticeable in changes to a person's sleep patterns. A new project aims to see if such changes could be detected by an earbud-like device.
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Researchers are developing and testing a novel EEG system that is worn in the ear, similar to an earbud, that maps brain activities during sleep and could help diagnose neurodegenerative diseases from the data it collects.