MacVoices MacVoices #26036: CES - Wearable Neurotech from Elemind Helps Improve Your Sleep
Jan 29, 2026
Meredith Perry, Co-founder and CEO of Elemind, leads a neurotech company making a wearable sleep headband. She discusses closed-loop acoustic neuromodulation, real-time brainwave monitoring, and how timed sound pulses speed sleep onset. Conversation covers a noisy CES demo, clinical validation, pricing and availability, and future brain-state applications.
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Real-Time Acoustic Brainwave Shaping
- EleMind uses phase-locked closed-loop acoustic neuromodulation to shape brainwaves in real time.
- The headband targets wakeful 10 Hz waves and plays timed pulses to reduce wakefulness and speed sleep onset.
Timed Pulses 'Jam' Wakeful Thoughts
- The device times sound pulses to hijack auditory cortex activity and fatigue neurons in other regions.
- That interference 'jams' thought formation and calms racing minds so users fall asleep naturally.
Host's CES Nap Test
- Chuck Joiner tried the headband at CES with an eye mask and loud surroundings and still felt refreshed after a short nap.
- He couldn't confirm true sleep but strongly felt the device had a noticeable calming effect.