Victoria S. DorsanoFounder, Be Victorious Coaching · Be Victorious Coaching · Systems > Willpower

Can a headband TRAIN YOUR BRAIN? I tried the Muse S Athena to find out 👀 #braintraining

15 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this video, Victoria S. Dorsano introduces the Muse S Athena, a soft headband that claims to let users see and train their brain activity in real time. She explains that the device combines two measurement systems: an EEG array that picks up electrical signals from the scalp, and a functional near‑infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system that shines infrared light into the prefrontal cortex to gauge blood flow. Victoria shares how she uses the headband before important meetings to calm herself and at night to lower her heart rate, emphasizing that unlike many consumer wearables, the Muse S Athena actually measures brain activity rather than just peripheral signals. The segment sets up the premise that this technology could help make a “chaotic” mind less chaotic through direct feedback.

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Ever wish you could see what your very chaotic brain was doing in real time and how to train that to actually become less chaotic? Well, I might just be wearing the key to unlocking that. This is the Muse S Athena brain sensing headband. So it's a soft headband that functions on two main systems. It uses EEG technology with small areas of the headband that are receptive to electrical signals of your brain. Now let's talk about the second system, which is the fNIRS system. This uses near infrared LEDs at the front of the device to shine a small light into your prefrontal cortex. I them before going into a big meeting, before going to bed to slow my heart rate down. The key differentiator here from other wearables is that it's actually measuring your brain activity, and that seemed really intriguing to me.