Synaptive - Reliable EEG for every hair type

74%of EEG researchers report hardware problems with curly or afro-textured hair.

5 / 81reviewed EEG papers included any Black participants, and none confirmed data quality.

90%of researchers say a hardware solution would directly help their work.

The problem

EEG was built for one type of hair.

Standard cup and disc electrodes cannot reach the scalp through thick, curly or afro-textured hair. Participants are excluded, data is lost, and whole populations go unstudied.

74%

of researchers hit this, and leading manufacturers, clinics and research groups agree it is a design problem, not a limit of the science.

Read the evidence →

Diagram comparing an electrode reaching the scalp through straight hair versus failing to reach through afro-textured hair

The electrode

Passive, drop-in, built for every hair type.

It behaves like the cup and disc electrodes you already use and connects to your existing amplifier. The difference is that it actually reaches the scalp.

Universal contact

Reliable scalp contact across straight, wavy, curly, coily and afro-textured hair, with no preparation.

Standard connector

1.5 mm DIN TP (DIN42802), compatible with BrainProducts, g.tec, BioSemi, ANT Neuro and more.

Research grade

Built to the requirements of academic research, clinical EEG and consumer BCI.

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Where you fit

Two ways to work with us.

For research labs

Test the electrode in your lab

Become an early adopter. Put Synaptive electrodes on real participants and help validate them across hair types, with units shipping from late 2026.

Early access

For clinics, hospitals and manufacturers

Buy or license, once validated

Register a letter of interest to purchase for clinical use, or to license the technology as an OEM, once early-adopter validation is complete.

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Voices from the field

“I am missing out on medical information simply due to my hair texture and a lack of equipment prepared for it.”

Clinical EEG patient, 4B hair

A Synaptive electrode making contact through afro-textured hair

Reliable EEG for every hair type.