# When your headphones listen to you with Ramses Alcaide of Neurable

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2023-08-31
- Length: 35m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable

## Summary

Ramses Alcaide, co-founder and CEO of Neurable, explains how his company developed Anten, a pair of headphones that use non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to track focus and prevent burnout. Alcaide details the transition from his PhD research on EEG for ALS patients to creating a consumer product that integrates AI to boost signal-to-noise ratios from ear-level sensors. He outlines Neurable's roadmap, which includes upcoming in-earbuds and partnerships with OEMs to embed BCI into various headworn devices for both consumer productivity and enterprise safety applications.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=0) Introduction: Ramses Alcaide and Neurable's Vision
- [1:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=73) Alcaide's Early Life and Inspiration from His Uncle's Prosthetics
- [4:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=241) PhD Research: Solving Communication Barriers for ALS and Cerebral Palsy Patients
- [8:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=504) The Technical Challenge: Improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio with AI
- [11:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=692) Product Strategy: From Headphones to Enterprise Safety and Medical Biomarkers
- [14:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=859) Anten Headphones: Tracking Focus, Fatigue, and Productivity Breaks
- [22:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=1363) Competitive Landscape: Non-Invasive vs. Invasive BCI and Funding
- [25:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=1541) Future Capabilities: Silent Vocalization and Thought-to-Text Control
- [30:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2023-08-31-when-your-headphones-listen-to-you-with-ramses-alcaide-of-neurable#t=1813) Business Model: OEM Partnerships and Scalable Headworn Platforms

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Neurable (company)
- Anten (product)
- University of Michigan (other)
- Neuralink (company)
- Apple AirPods (product)
- Apple Watch (product)

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