The Science of Sens.ai
How It Works: The Science Behind Sens.ai
Sens.ai combines brain training, stimulation, and testing in one wearable system. Under the hood: proven neuroscience, time-tested techniques, and breakthrough technology. Our Science section is your guide to understanding how the system works, what it's doing under the hood, and why it's different from anything else out there.
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The 3 Categories of Wellness Neurotechnology
Brain Training
Brain training relies on neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to change itself —and delivers lasting improvements through active feedback, skill-building, and repetition.
Neurostimulation
Neurostimulation uses non-invasive inputs to influence brain activity, nudging it toward greater balance, energy, and adaptability.
Brain Performance Testing
Brain performance testing offers an objective, actionable view of the functional markers that reveal how your brain performs under challenge and over time.
Sens.ai’s 5-in-1 Technology Stack
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback is a real-time learning system that helps your brain discover and reinforce healthier patterns — faster than conscious thought, through its own feedback loop.
HRV Biofeedback
Heart Coherence Biofeedback, also known as heart-rate variability training, uses breathing patterns to influence your heart rate into a state of coherence.
Transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM)
Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) uses non-invasive near-infrared light stimulation of different locations on the brain at targeted frequencies.
Binaural Beats
Binaural beats are a gentle, sound-based way to guide your brain toward calm, focus, or rest — by syncing brainwaves to specific frequencies.
Event Related Potentials
Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) are precise measurements of the brain’s electrical activity in response to specific stimuli—such as images, sounds, or decisions—captured in milliseconds.
Core Brain Concepts
Neuroplasticity
Your brain is always changing. The question is—will it change by default, or by design? Neuroplasticity is the brain’s natural ability to rewire itself in response to experience, learning, and intention.
Brainwaves
Your brain is never silent. It pulses with rhythmic electrical activity called brainwaves. These patterns influence everything from how you sleep to how you focus—and understanding them gives you a window into how your brain works.
Brain Networks
Beyond individual brainwaves lies a deeper layer of coordination — your brain’s networks. These interconnected systems power your ability to think, feel, move, and adapt. Understanding them reveals how your brain operates as a whole.
Validating the Sens.ai Hypothesis
A Critical Framework for Cognitive Longevity
Sens.ai’s approach is grounded in neuroscience, longevity science, and functional medicine principles. This foundational paper lays out the thinking behind our design: a non-pharmaceutical, neuroadaptive method to track and influence brain aging — at home. Co-authored by Sens.ai’s leadership team in collaboration with two of the field’s most respected thought leaders: Dr. Tato Sokhadze, neuroscience researcher and pioneer in ERP-based neurotherapies
Dr. John Mattison, former Chief Medical Information Officer Emeritus at Kaiser Permanente and expert in personalized medicine and systems thinking
Together, they outline a rigorous framework for measuring and managing brain health in real-world settings — designed for accessibility, scalability, and scientific integrity.
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See the science of Sens.ai - neurofeedback, photobiomodulation and heart coherence technologies.
Scientific Resources
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- Moss, D., & Shaffer, F. (2017). “The application of heart rate variability biofeedback to medical and mental health disorders.” Biofeedback, 45(2), 2–8.
- Braboszcz, C., Cahn, B. R., Levy, J., Fernandez, M., & Delorme, A. (2017). “Increased gamma brainwave amplitude compared to control in three different meditation traditions.” PLOS ONE, 12(1), e0170647.
- Manuello, J., Vercelli, U., Nani, A., Costa, T., & Cauda, F. (2015). “Mindfulness meditation and consciousness: An integrative neuroscientific perspective.” NeuroImage, 135, 55–70.
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- Faridnia, M., Shojaei, M., & Rahimi, A. (2012). “The effect of neurofeedback training on the anxiety of elite female swimmers.” Annals of Biological Research, 3(1), 102–109.
- Cheng, M.-Y., Huang, C.-J., Chang, Y.-K., Koester, D., Schack, T., & Hung, T.-M. (2015). “Sensorimotor rhythm neurofeedback enhances golf putting performance.” Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 22, 118–122.
- Enriquez-Geppert, S., Huster, R. J., Figge, C., & Herrmann, C. S. (2014). “Self-regulation of frontal-midline theta facilitates memory updating and mental set shifting.” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, Article 420.
- Hamblin, M. R. (2016). “Shining light on the head: Photobiomodulation for brain disorders.” BBA Clinical, 6, 113–124.
- Moghadam, H. S., Nazari, M. A., Jahan, A., Mahmoudi, J., & Salimi, M. M. (2017). “Beneficial effects of transcranial light emitting diode (LED) therapy on attentional performance: An experimental design.” Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences, 8(4), 200–206.
- Grover, F., Jr., Weston, J., & Weston, M. (2017). “Acute effects of near infrared light therapy on brain state in healthy subjects as quantified by qEEG measures.” Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 35(3), 136–141.
- Hwang, J., Castelli, D. M., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2016). “Cognitive enhancement by transcranial laser stimulation and acute aerobic exercise.” Lasers in Medical Science, 31(6), 1151–1160.
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- Vargas, E., Barrett, D. W., Saucedo, C. L., Huang, L.-D., Abraham, J. A., Tanaka, H., Haley, A. P., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2017). “Beneficial neurocognitive effects of transcranial laser in older adults.” Lasers in Medical Science, 32(5), 1153–1162.