Abstract: A system includes a port to receive brain activity data of a user, a processor to detect a beginning time of a user nap based upon the brain activity data, and a user interface to notify the user when a predetermined nap time has elapsed. A method of monitoring a user somnolence level receives brain activity data from a user, and determines a somnolence level from the brain activity data. If the somnolence level is sleep, the system determines if a nap has progressed to a waking point, and if the nap has progressed to a waking point, alerts the user.

Abstract: A system includes a presentation subsystem, at least one communications port to receive communications from at least one headset, a processor to process the communications and to produce an aggregated audience response to a presentation on the presentation system, and a status communications module to present the aggregated audience response to a presenter. A computer-controlled method of monitoring interest levels receives at least two signals containing brain wave data for at least one user during a presentation, analyzes the brain wave data to determine a mental state for each user, aggregates the mental states into an aggregate mental state for an audience, and provides the aggregate mental state to a presenter.

Abstract: A system includes a port to receive brain activity data of a user, a processor to detect a beginning time of a user nap based upon the brain activity data, and a user interface to notify the user when a predetermined nap time has elapsed. A method of monitoring a user somnolence level receives brain activity data from a user, and determines a somnolence level from the brain activity data. If the somnolence level is sleep, the system determines if a nap has progressed to a waking point, and if the nap has progressed to a waking point, alerts the user.