Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Applied Neuroscience and Neurotechnology
After a very busy month, it’s time now for SharpBrains e‑newsletter to summarize the latest initiatives, tools and ideas for lifelong brain health and mental fitness — and to share a few puzzles and illusions to tease your brain. ? A growing number of classrooms in China are equipped with artificial-intelligence cameras and brain-wave trackers. Video:…
Read MoreApple/ Eli Lilly’s bet: Wearable and mobile consumer devices may well help us detect cognitive impairment and dementia
__________ Apple, Eli Lilly research whether devices can detect dementia signs (Healthcare Dive): “Dementia, which affects roughly 47 million people across the globe, costs $1 trillion worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Early testing for the condition is sporadic and, when conducted, it’s often not sensitive enough to detect early stages of mental decline, creating…
Read MoreMental fitness self-care named app trend of 2018
___ This was the hottest app trend of the year (Market Watch): “Apps were all about inner peace in 2018. Apple named “self-care” its app trend of the year with its Best of 2018 list released earlier this week, which highlighted what apps, games, movies and music were on everyone’s list — and fingertips — over the…
Read MoreLifestyle and neurotechnology over genetics
?” Dear colleague, It’s remarkable how quickly things are changing, finally, in brain health and mental health — see for example what’s new with Interaxon, Akili, NeuraMetrix, Apple, Calm, Halo Neuroscience, Mindstrong Health, Novartis, Pear Therapeutics, and lifelong neurogenesis, all in the last 6 months! Please enjoy the May edition of SharpBrains eNewsletter below, and consider joining the…
Read MoreMeditation app Calm said to be raising $25M to become the “Nike of the mind”
___ This meditation app is now worth $250 million and has Trump-related stress to thank (CNBC): “Meditation start-up Calm was so successful during a chaotic and stressful 2017 that Apple recognized it as the app of the year. “Well done, Calm,” Apple said in December.
Read MoreNext: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) meet brain scanning and human enhancement
— Facebook, Apple and the Coming Augmented Reality Land Grab (Variety): “Two new reports suggest that two of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are secretly working on augmented reality (AR) technology. It may take some time before Apple is going to reveal its efforts in the space, but Facebook may give us a glance at its…
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