Real Cyberpunks use Neuro-Headsets and Electrode Gel ;D
teknomage
UK
Hello everyone, my name is AJ and this is just an introduction post. I am new here on the forums, although I'm not new to OpenBCI at all. I've been using my Ganglion board for various EEG projects over the past few years and I gotta say, it always amazes me as to how well-designed this board is and how much functionality has been efficiently packed into this cute lil bundle, lol. So first off, I'd like to give my thanks and kudos to the creators of OpenBCI for what they've achieved here, your work is truly a godsend!
Brief background: I'm not new to the neuro-related/EEG world, I first got into it with the age-old OpenEEG project that was quite popular amongst the neuro community back in the early 00's. I modified their excellent modularEEG circuitry (originally designed by Joerg Hansmann) to suit my own purposes and applications I was working on at the time. I wasn't always consistent with documenting my project work but you can check out some of my project ideas here on my not-so-updated blog: http://teknomage.wordpress.com
As much as I loved OpenEEG and what could be done with the original circuit, I yearned to free myself of the shackles of all those electrode cables that severely limited my movement during experimentation. So, in a move to make my setup more mobile, I first began building a homemade Neuro headset out of an old pair of headphones, which has been mentioned in my blog. The earlier iterations of my headset still used the wired OpenEEG approach (later experimented with Olimex as well) but when I learnt about OpenBCI and the wireless boards that were available, I quickly got myself a Ganglion and soon after, upgraded my headset to make it completely wire-free and mobile. My headset has gone through various iterations over the years but this is what my neuro-headset looks like now with the Ganglion these days. As you can see, the headset now has FRI dry electrodes that are set in such a way as to sit comfortably above the eyebrows (Fp1 & Fp2), as well longer dry electrodes at the back which are positioned at O1 and O2, for occipital coverage.
So besides building & developing this neuro-headset further, I've used it for various applications and project ideas, out of which the most significant for me was the creation and generation of electronic music sequences using my own brainwave data in real-time. I used BrainBay for this purpose to convert the raw EEG data into MIDI notes which were then sent either to a Modular emulator (VST) or to my own DIY hardware synthesizer, which I have even demonstrated and performed LIVE infront of audiences. The music I've created in this manner is what I affectionately call Bionica/Neurotronica. I even released a music video under my musician handle (Sound Childe) featuring my Neurotronica music a couple of years ago, you can check it out here if this concept interests you:
I've since done many variations of this kinda bio-derived/neuro music, most of which you can find as samples or full-length tracks on my SoundCloud here: soundcloud.com/soundchilde
But besides all this bionic music, I've worked on quite a few other neuro-driven projects, the latest of which involves a pair of sunglasses that I've modified into a ganzfeld/photonic stimulation device (which you can see in the pictures above). So I'm currently using the Ganglion to measure my brain's response to light stimulation and I later intend to control its blink rate as part of a neuro-feedback loop involving both light AND binaural sounds.
Okay, so that's about me for now.. and boy, that's more than I've typed out about my projects over the past couple of years, phew! 
Anyways, just glad to be here and part of this awesome community. Ciao for now!