E-Mail IMAGE: A neurosurgeon from RUDN University studied the mental activity of developers at work. In his novel method, he combined mobile EEG devices and software that analyzes neurophysiological data. view more Credit: RUDN University A neurosurgeon from RUDN University studied the mental activity of developers at work. In his novel method, he combined mobile EEG devices and software that analyzes neurophysiological data. The results of the study were published in the materials of the 23rd Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD). To collect data about the activity of specific areas of the brain, one can use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). However, this method involves massive equipment and is only available at clinics or laboratories. Therefore, it is quite difficult to register human mental activity in a natural environment. Even if usual conditions are reproduced in a lab, the very fact that it is an experiment would still affect the behavior of the participants. To study the human brain in everyday situations, for example, at work, scientists need portable technologies, such as devices that would trace EEG through the skin on the head and the bones of the skull. EEG registers the brain's electric activity and the accuracy of this method largely depends on the algorithm used to process the electric signals and to render them into an image. A neurosurgeon from RUDN University confirmed the efficiency of the open-source software solution MNE in the process of EEG interpretation.