Sensors & Measurement · Recorded milestone
Wearable quantum brain scanners
Recorded year2018
Optically pumped magnetometers enable MEG scans in a lightweight helmet.
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Led to
- Ultrasound mood headsetForecast · ~2032enables
- Non-invasive thought typingForecast · ~2036enables
- Thought-typing earbudsForecast · ~2040enables
- Consumer brain-data formatForecast · ~2041enables
- Home body scannerForecast · ~2046enables
- Precision mental-health careForecast · ~2050enables
- Non-invasive full-brain readoutForecast · ~2090enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.