Brain monitoring technologies in neuroscience clinical research- Significant potential with the advancement of remote monitoring through the use of sensors, wearable devices, and mobile technology

The advancement in the miniaturization and cost-effectiveness of sensors and circuitry has driven innovation in wearable and microsensor technologies for health monitoring. These developments enable the creation of devices capable of measuring complex health parameters in non-specialist and remote environments. In this article, we explore various innovations in brain monitoring, including portable and wearable devices for direct measurement of brain electrical activity, as well as tools that assess related functions such as sleep patterns, gait, cognition, voice acoustics, and gaze tracking. Although further scientific validation is necessary, we suggest that the current understanding of these methods is sufficient to consider them as exploratory tools in clinical research. The extensive and frequent data they generate could offer valuable insights, justifying their inclusion in clinical study designs.