( CNN ) -- It 's the $ 199 headband that will allow you to control things using your mind , the makers say . The Muse headband was unveiled this week at LeWeb and CNN caught up with founder of Interaxon Ariel Garten for a demonstration of the brainwave-sensing headband . Garten says Muse works using the same technology used in hospitals known as Electroencephalography ( EEG ) , which records electrical activity along the scalp . Muse is embedded with four sensors that allows you to see and track your brain 's activity , in the same way a heart rate monitor gives information about your physical activity . You can also use your mind to control games and applications supplied with the headband , Garten says . `` It interacts with content directly with your mind so you can play games that you are able to control with your mind , '' says the Canadian neuroscientist and entrepreneur . Connecting to any device such as a smartphone , tablet or laptop via bluetooth , Muse can be worn on the go and includes a `` brain fitness suite '' app that tracks the state of your brain or can help you de-stress . She adds : `` And as you play the games , you are working with and strengthening your mind . The most important thing is that it can help you improve your cognitive and emotional function , it shows you your brain activity and gives you targeted exercises to improve both cognitive and emotional functioning . '' Muse will help with improving brain function , power and memory in the same way Sudoku and crosswords do presently , explains Garten . `` But they are doing that on an indirect level , we are moving it one scale up with Muse , '' she says . LeBlog : Discover all the action from LeWeb on CNN . Garten first talked about the concept of thought-controlled computer technology at LeWeb two years ago . Since then she has raised nearly double the $ 150,000 she sought on the Indiegogo crowd-funding website . `` Research labs have been using this tech for years , now its time to bring all this understanding and improvements to the consumer , taking it from the labs to your inbox , '' she says . `` The most important part of ourselves is the mind and it has been rather inaccessible . This is a tool that helps unlock the mind in really exciting ways . People seem pretty excited , '' she adds . `` There has n't been a person I 've spoken to who has n't wanted one . '' I confess to being excited too as I slipped on the lightweight and sleek-looking headband which rests on the forehead and tucks behind the ears , like a pair of glasses . Muse was connected to a laptop and felt comfortable as I got ready to try out a special demo application called EmoType , a mood-based text editor that changes fonts depending on your brainwave activity . It felt strange watching my brain in real-time on the screen in front of me as Garten asked me to blink and showed me how the action impacted my brainwaves . More from LeWeb : Cyborg anthropologist : We can all be superhuman . Then she asked me to type something . `` I miss my daughter , '' I wrote and was surprised to see the font suddenly change to a more flowery style as I typed out daughter . Ariel explained that as I focused on what to type in the beginning , the text was clean and tight and as I became more open and relaxed the text appeared more flowery . When someone is smiling , the letters will suddenly appear very big , she explained . Undoubtedly , EmoType , though only a demo at present , has huge implications for new ways of communication in the real and virtual world in the future . Developers will be excited at the possibility of creating applications that could perhaps be used to convey information through avatars . Could it be the end of the exclamation mark ? Muse is available to buy on the Indiegogo website until December 7 for early adopters and after that , will be available again in June 2013 , when they start shipping . Are you excited about Muse ? Will you be buying it ? Let us know in the comments .
$ 200 Muse headband reads brainwaves and allows you to to play smartphone games with your mind . At age 12 , creator Ariel Cohen demonstrated the ability to add emotional content to emails . CNN 's Stephanie Busari had her emails read by the headband at LeWeb . Headband discontinued in May 2013 -- but available now for limited period .