Innovative EEG brainwave monitors for
  • Sports performance, psychology & coaching
  • Neuro feedback, hypnotherapy & cognitive therapies
  • Neuroscience research
  • EEG-based games for neuro feedback therapy, training and entertainment

Alpha-Active News

March 2010: Alpha-Active leading edge EEG brainwave monitor chosen by Carbon Media for their Sky 1 TV programmes 'How To Get What You Want'.

The series is called 'How To Get What You Want' and two of the programmes feature our EEG system being used to monitor peoples brainwaves in various situations.

The first programme on March 1st at 9pm, is called 'Winning', and it shows golf coach Dr. John Pates using his own simple techniques to improve golf performance while the player is monitored by the Alpha-Active EEG.

The second programme on March 29th at 9pm, is called 'Selling' and this shows Dr Jack Lewis examining the psychology of selling in wine retailing. Members of the public are seen tasting various wines while their brainwaves are being monitored using the Alpha-Active EEG system. Each wine is described before they taste it and their reaction to each wine is measured. The How to Get What You Want team

For more information on the programmes click HERE.

and for more information on Dr Jack Lewis click HERE or HERE.

1st December 2009: Article by Dr Peter Grainger on Brain-Waves and Altered States of Consciousness appears in

  • Positive Health Online

    At the Oakspring Clinic, Dr Peter Grainger has been using the Alpha-Active pocket electroencephalogram (EEG), developed in the West of England, which measures brain-waves and has a specially modified method to assess altered states of consciousness in the application of health and sports performance improvement, in conjunction with hypnosis and guided imagery. His work across a range of applications is described in a recent article in Positive Health: www.positivehealth.com/article

    6th April 2009: Alpha-Active team present to SciTech Challenges re technology for the 2012 Olympic Games

    The demands of staging the 2012 Olympic Games provide a focal point for demand-led collaborative partnerships between the business and academic sector. This led to Alpha-Active making an invited presentation to a showcase event at the BAFTA premises in London on 6th April 2009, partnering with Tony Steffert of specialist neurofeedback organisation, qEEG, and Dr Gordon Hunter of the sound analysis group at Kingston University. The aim is to provide neurofeedback training to people who already have (or the promise of having) the skills, fitness, tactical awareness, dedication etc. to achieve high performance in their chosen field. The role of the Kingston team relates to using the sound recorded simultaneously with the EEG as a time marker when reviewing the EEG recordings.

    See Alpha-Active and Staplethorne entries at: www.scitechchallenges.com/Showcase

    15th February 2009: Alpha-Active EEG on UK Channel 4 TV programme on Science and Sport - 4Sport: Destination 2012 programme Reading Rhys's brainwaves

    Rhys and Eggsy from the band Goldie Lookin' Chain continue their study of the science behind sport with the help of sports science experts from the University of Bath. Ryan Coombs, TeamBath performance analyst, demonstrates the Alpha-Active EEG (electroecenograph) monitoring device which detects brain wave patterns.

    TV video: www.channel4.com/programmes/4sport-destination-2012 (May take a few moments to open).

    More about the EEG & TeamBath:www.teambath.com/2009

    Rhys wearing the EEG headset

    20th January 2009: Jeremiah Alexander of games development company Ideonic visits Alpha-Active

    Jeremiah and Keith

    Alpha-Active are at the early stages of developing EEG-driven games whereby thought processes directly drive games outcomes. Applications could include: early detection of and help for patients with age-related neurological decline; neurofeedback diagnosis and treatment of chronic stress; other therapeutic areas such as AHDD; training measures in high stress applications where focus is required, and so on. They may also be developed just for fun applications.

    Ideonic is a 'serious games' development company with whom we are forming a collaboration. We would be pleased to hear from other games and media companies interested in working with us.

    Jeremiah Alexander (foreground) of Ideonic playing the early EEG game, with Keith Barfoot of Alpha-Active.

    16th May 2008: Alpha-Active wins grant from Technology Strategy Board to develop feasibility of EEG driven games technology

    Alpha-Active's successful proposal was to carry out a feasibility study of its CE-marked EEG device to convert the mental process of concentration into a tangible feedback signal that can be used to control a game, an instrument or a process. Applications range from 'serious games' for therapeutic and training applications through to those just for fun. The project successfully demonstrated an early concept EEG-driven game.

    Alpha-Active gratefully acknowledges the importance of the support from the Creative Industries application area of the TSB: See www.innovateuk.org

    1st April 2008: Alpha-Active EEG driven games technology chosen by Futurelab Ideas Incubator panel for exploring applications in education.

    Alpha-Active's successful proposal was to develop a specific educational version of our EEG device in order to convert the mental process of concentration into a tangible feedback signal that can be used to control a game, an instrument or a process, as an aid to a positive learning experience. See www.futurelab.org.uk/projects

    This project lead to several outcomes including a paper by Mary Ulicsak of Futurelab on 1st April 2009 entitled 'Neurofeedback: is there a potential for use in education?' A key stimulus for this paper was Alpha-Active Ltd's EEG project proposal. Read the paper HERE

    Also see the EEG article by Futurelab on 1st January 2009, Brainbox: neuroscience and learning - HERE


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