Mental State Equalization for Neuroeducation: Methodology and Protocol for Applying Electroencephalogram in Educational Instruments

Abstract

This study aims to verify the correlation of change in the emotional state through music with changes in the EEG prior to the application of neuroeducation tests. A brief analysis of the EEG equipment available on the market is also presented. The verification of the emotional state provoked and modulated through music offers indications for the necessity of carrying out an equalization of the brain signals that precede educational tests with the use of the EEG. Results from tests of seven volunteer individuals indicate that exposure to the specific soundtrack has changed emotional state, and therefore resulted in brain waves homogeneously to all individuals, confirming the need for and importance of using a pre-experiment methodology when using EEG for educational analysis to avoid results of data not coming from the proposed experiment. This research is the first stage of research that proposes the development of a protocol for using the EEG in neuroeducation. The second stage, under development, will provide a brain mathematical model with a focus to compare different educational instruments e their effectivity during to student learning process.