San Francisco, California, USA

Designed by Mardis Bagley, Creative Director for Nonfiction Design together with San Francisco-based Halo Neuroscience, the superbly designed Halo Sport 2 headset uses transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to send weak direct currents (below 2-3 mA) for a few minutes over the scalp.

The headset has shown to stimulate the primary motor cortex areas of the brain, effectively priming the brain for motor-related movements.

This allows people to learn physical movement faster.

Halo Neuroscience has proven that the appetite for neurostimulation extends far beyond the elite athletes that initially adopted the technology.

The goal of Halo Sport 2 is to provide the same benefit to all athletes, musicians, and gamers as it has for elite athletes: the ability to do more in less practice time and reach higher levels of performance.

Athletes can learn the latest training techniques quicker than their competitors. Musicians can rapidly learn musical scores, leaving more time to refine and ultimately excel faster.

Halo Sport 2 redefines the future of human performance with its neuro priming technology.

By applying tDCS for 21 minutes with the Halo headset during craniocervical flexion exercise helped strengthen the sternocleidomastoid (a neck muscle) more effectively while improving pain and associated functions in patients with cervicogenic headache.

Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques are known as a safe and effective method for pain control and functional improvement.

Many users of the first headset started noticing improvements to their training and sessions almost immediately, but one of the impedances was not having a cordless experience. As hoped for in the new Halo Sport 2, Bluetooth audio has been integrated for an entirely wireless experience.

The concept of “neuropriming” – that is, non-invasively zapping your brain to be more malleable and active in order to improve forming of new synaptic connections (or strengthening existing ones), is not new and has been around for a few decades.

However, it was not something that was readily available if you didn’t have access to a lab or appropriate equipment.

Especially for people seeking to be at the top of their game in their own vocation, there’s a lot of interest in this technology since it increases brain plasticity. The increased likelihood of becoming even faster, stronger, or more skillful through reinforcing existing neural connections can make all the difference for elite athletes.

“In the new Halo Sport 2, Bluetooth audio is now integrated for an entirely wireless experience, and audio quality is in line with high-end headphones. We also revamped the Primer form factor to make Neuropriming as easy as possible, and the Halo Sport app to feature tracking reminders, and new content,” said Halo Neuroscience CEO and co-founder, Dr. Daniel Chao.

Designers: Nonfiction Design
Manufacturer: Halo Neuroscience