IntoMindLearn

Middle school

Safety, consent and privacy

The rules for every lab, and why each one matters.

Safety

  1. Unplug the cable before anyone puts it on. The IntoMind One is plugged in only to charge, and never worn while it is.
  2. Put it on gently. Part your hair under each electrode, and press it down until it feels firm but not tight. Take it off if it hurts, or if your skin gets sore or red.
  3. The BCI Flight Simulator flickers. Don't play or watch it if you have epilepsy, or if flickering light has ever made you feel unwell. If you feel strange while it runs, cover one eye with your hand, turn away from the screen, and tell your teacher.
  4. The board's pin gives only 3.3 volts. It can light an LED or send a signal to another board, and it is never connected to anything that plugs into a wall.
  5. Wipe the electrodes between wearers with a soft cloth. Use a clean microfiber, soft cotton or eyeglass cloth, dry, or damp but not wet. A rough cloth can scratch the electrodes' gold coating, and water must never get inside.

Your data

Everything runs on the IntoMind One and on the computer beside you, or on a small board. Nothing is sent over the internet.

Nothing is kept unless someone saves a file, apart from the custom AI head you teach in the Mind-Controlled Light Switch. It stays on the IntoMind One until it is removed or replaced. It holds no recording of your EEG, and it can't be copied off.

A saved file made from someone's EEG belongs to them. Keep it only with their permission, and delete it when the class is done with it.

The path From your neurons, through the IntoMind One's electrodes and chip, over Bluetooth to the computer beside you or a small board, and never the internet.

For everyone

  1. Hair can get in the way. Electrodes can struggle through thick, coarse or curly hair. Part it carefully, and take your time. A weak signal is a limit of the method, never of the person.
  2. A low score is about the method. For some people, a brain-computer interface can't tell two states apart, and for most people it changes from day to day.
  3. Nothing on a demo's screen measures who you are.

High school

Safety, consent and privacy

The rules for every lab, and the reason for each.

Safety

  1. Unplug the cable before anyone puts it on. The IntoMind One is plugged in only to charge. It sends no EEG while it is, and nobody wears it plugged in.
  2. Put it on gently. Part the hair under each electrode, and press it down until it feels firm but not tight. Take it off if it hurts, or if the skin under an electrode gets sore or red.
  3. The BCI Flight Simulator flickers. Don't play or watch it if you have epilepsy, or if flickering light has ever made you feel unwell. If you feel strange while it runs, cover one eye with your hand, turn away from the screen, and tell your teacher.
  4. The board's pin gives only 3.3 volts. It can light an LED, or send a signal into another board or a robot's own controller, and it never switches anything that plugs into a wall. Every circuit is checked before the board is plugged in.
  5. Wipe the electrodes between wearers with a soft cloth. Use a clean microfiber, soft cotton or eyeglass cloth, dry, or damp but not wet. A rough cloth can scratch the electrodes' gold coating, and water must never get inside.

Your data

Everything runs on the IntoMind One and on the computer beside you, or on a small board. Nothing is sent over the internet, and the Bluetooth link is encrypted from the first time the two pair.

Nothing is kept unless someone saves a file, apart from the custom AI head you teach in the Mind-Controlled Light Switch. It stays on the IntoMind One until it is removed or replaced. It holds no recording of your EEG, and it can't be copied off.

A saved file made from someone's EEG is their personal data. Keep it only with their permission, and delete it when the class is done with it.

The path From your neurons, through the IntoMind One's electrodes and chip, over Bluetooth to the computer beside you or a small board, and never the internet.

For everyone

  1. Hair can get in the way. Electrodes can struggle through thick, coarse or curly hair. Part it carefully, and take your time. A weak signal is a limit of the method, never of the person.
  2. A low score is about the method. For some people, a brain-computer interface can't tell two states apart, and for most people it changes from day to day.
  3. Nothing on a demo's screen measures who you are.

Sources

UNESCO (2025). Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology.

Fisher, R. S., Harding, G., Erba, G., Barkley, G. L., and Wilkins, A. (2005). Photic- and pattern-induced seizures: a review for the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group. Epilepsia.

Choy, T., Baker, E., and Stavropoulos, K. (2022). Systemic racism in EEG research: considerations and potential solutions. Affective Science.

College

Safety, consent and privacy

The rules for every lab, and the reason for each.

Safety

  1. Unplug the cable before anyone puts it on. The IntoMind One is plugged in only to charge. It sends no EEG while it is, and nobody wears it plugged in.
  2. Put it on gently. Part the hair under each electrode, and press it down until it feels firm but not tight. Take it off if it hurts, or if the skin under an electrode gets sore or red.
  3. The BCI Flight Simulator flickers. Don't play or watch it if you have epilepsy, or if flickering light has ever made you feel unwell. If you feel strange while it runs, cover one eye with your hand, turn away from the screen, and tell your instructor.
  4. The board's pin gives only 3.3 volts. It can light an LED, or send a signal into another board or a robot's own controller, and it never switches anything that plugs into a wall. Every circuit is checked before the board is plugged in.
  5. Wipe the electrodes between wearers with a soft cloth. Use a clean microfiber, soft cotton or eyeglass cloth, dry, or damp but not wet. A rough cloth can scratch the electrodes' gold coating, and water must never get inside.

Your data

Everything runs on the IntoMind One and on the computer beside you, or on a small board. Nothing is sent over the internet, and the Bluetooth link is encrypted from the first time the two pair.

Nothing is kept unless someone saves a file, apart from the custom AI head you teach in the Mind-Controlled Light Switch. It stays on the IntoMind One until it is removed or replaced. It holds no recording of your EEG, and it can't be copied off.

A recording, a saved head or training data made from someone's EEG is their personal data. Keep it only with their permission, under your data plan, and delete it when the class is done with it. Research with it, rather than coursework, needs an ethics board's approval first.

The path From your neurons, through the IntoMind One's electrodes and chip, over Bluetooth to the computer beside you or a small board, and never the internet.

For everyone

  1. Hair can get in the way. Electrodes can struggle through thick, coarse or curly hair. Part it carefully, and take your time. A weak signal is a limit of the method, never of the person.
  2. A low score is about the method. For some people, a brain-computer interface can't tell two states apart, and for most people it changes from day to day.
  3. Nothing on a demo's screen measures who you are.

Sources

UNESCO (2025). Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology.

Fisher, R. S., Harding, G., Erba, G., Barkley, G. L., and Wilkins, A. (2005). Photic- and pattern-induced seizures: a review for the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group. Epilepsia.

Choy, T., Baker, E., and Stavropoulos, K. (2022). Systemic racism in EEG research: considerations and potential solutions. Affective Science.

Graduate

Safety, consent and privacy

The rules for every lab, and the reason for each.

Safety

  1. Unplug the cable before anyone puts it on. The IntoMind One is plugged in only to charge. It sends no EEG while it is, and nobody wears it plugged in.
  2. Put it on gently. Part the hair under each electrode, and press it down until it feels firm but not tight. Take it off if it hurts, or if the skin under an electrode gets sore or red.
  3. The BCI Flight Simulator flickers. Don't play or watch it if you have epilepsy, or if flickering light has ever made you feel unwell. If you feel strange while it runs, cover one eye with your hand, turn away from the screen, and tell your instructor.
  4. The board's pin gives only 3.3 volts. It can light an LED, or send a signal into another board or a robot's own controller, and it never switches anything that plugs into a wall. Every circuit is checked before the board is plugged in.
  5. Wipe the electrodes between wearers with a soft cloth. Use a clean microfiber, soft cotton or eyeglass cloth, dry, or damp but not wet. A rough cloth can scratch the electrodes' gold coating, and water must never get inside.

Your data

Everything runs on the IntoMind One and on the computer beside you, or on a small board. Nothing is sent over the internet, and the Bluetooth link is encrypted from the first time the two pair.

Nothing is kept unless someone saves a file, apart from the custom AI head you teach in the Mind-Controlled Light Switch. It stays on the IntoMind One until it is removed or replaced. It holds no recording of your EEG, and it can't be copied off.

A recording, a saved head or training data made from someone's EEG is their personal data. Keep it only with their permission, under your protocol, and delete it when the class is done with it. Research with it, rather than coursework, needs a review board's approval before the first recording, not after.

The path From your neurons, through the IntoMind One's electrodes and chip, over Bluetooth to the computer beside you or a small board, and never the internet.

For everyone

  1. Hair can get in the way. Electrodes can struggle through thick, coarse or curly hair. Part it carefully, and take your time. A weak signal is a limit of the method, never of the person.
  2. A low score is about the method. For some people, a brain-computer interface can't tell two states apart, and for most people it changes from day to day.
  3. Nothing on a demo's screen measures who you are.

Sources

UNESCO (2025). Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology.

Fisher, R. S., Harding, G., Erba, G., Barkley, G. L., and Wilkins, A. (2005). Photic- and pattern-induced seizures: a review for the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group. Epilepsia.

Choy, T., Baker, E., and Stavropoulos, K. (2022). Systemic racism in EEG research: considerations and potential solutions. Affective Science.