Inclusive EEG

Below you can find images, videos, and procedures co-designed with Black and Hijabi students to address barriers to EEG participation.

Please use and/or adapt these in your own practice.

Read our accompanying tutorial paper to learn more.

Inclusive images

Please use these images of diverse EEG researchers and participants in your talks, posters, and recruitment materials.

Download high-resolution versions from OSF or Flickr.

All provided under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Participant-facing videos

Hijabi-inclusive EEG

Designed and presented by hijabis. Download high-resolution versions here.

All provided under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Black-inclusive EEG

Designed and presented by Black students. Download high-resolution versions here.

All provided under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Researcher-facing videos

Hijabi-inclusive EEG

A video designed and presented by hijabis to help researchers understand hijabi-inclusive EEG practices. Download high-resolution versions here.

All provided under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Black-inclusive EEG

A video designed and presented by Black students to help researchers understand Black-inclusive EEG practices. Download high-resolution versions here.

All provided under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Participant Information Sheet Text

Consider using or adapting this co-produced Participant Information Sheet text designed to describe the EEG procedure more inclusively:

EEG studies involve you wearing an EEG headcap – similar to a swimming-cap lined with a series of electrodes that record the tiny electrical signals generated by your brain. A good recording of EEG data requires the electrodes in this headcap to be close to your scalp. This means that the amount of time taken to set-up the electrodes will vary depending on the amount and style of your hair. You will be reimbursed for this time accordingly. In some rare cases we may be unable to achieve a good recording due to being unable to place the electrodes close enough to your scalp, and so we will need to stop the study. In these cases, you will be reimbursed for the time taken up to that point. If you require a female experimenter to fit the EEG headcap due to your needing to remove your head-covering, please let us know. EEG headcaps require either a conductive gel or saline solution to be applied to your scalp; some participants may wish to wash their hair afterwards. If you wish to do so, we have facilities and products for the full range of hair textures.

Hair care products for inclusive EEG

Some EEG labs have facilities for participants to wash their hair after their EEG recording. To signal inclusivity for participants with Afro-textured hair, consider having some of the following products available in your hair washing facility:

"Camille Rose" brand shampoo and leave-in conditioner
"Sunny Isle" Jamaican Black Castor Oil
Afro pick, pintail comb, and detangler hair brush

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