Measuring Brainwaves to Make a New Kind of Bike Map for NYC @WIRED #letsride

The MindRider bike map uses EEG data to identify relaxing and attention-demanding routes in Manhattan. Arlene Ducao

If you want to bike around Manhattan these days, it’s easy to find an online or physical map that can lead you to the bike lanes and keep you riding safely. But it won’t tell you much more, like which route would be the most relaxing, and which the most demanding of your attention.

That’s exactly the information Arlene Ducao wants to provide with the MindRider Map, which is created by deploying cyclists wearing a helmet that measures their brainwaves.

[Keep reading at WIRED]