“Today, 1 in 5 people have a diagnosable mental illness, and 1 in 20 people have difficulty leading their everyday life due to mental illness. However before even talking about the prevalence of the issue?…one must realize how ineffective the current infrastructure is. Here are some of the most mind-blowing findings: Read the rest of this entry »
Will it be about a new generation of portable brain scanners that can significantly lower the price of research, like the one being developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham and University College London in the UK?
Or will it be about sophisticated neural interfaces, like the ones the US military is working on, to change the ways our minds interact with the world around us?
Or, perhaps, will it be about inexpensive, data-rich approaches to detect patterns in your smartphone usage and detect mental health and brain disorders in their early stages — such as what MindStrong Health, NeuraMetrix and others are already doing?
“There are about 45 million people in the US alone with a mental illness, and those illnesses and their courses of treatment can vary tremendously. But there is something most of those people have in common: a smartphone Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine a free annual brain check-up — who should take it, and how could it help prevent/ delay/ treat cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Imagine your smartphone can detect early signs of depression or Parkinson’s Disease — would you like to know?Who else should know … or not know?
Imagine a videogame cleared by the FDA to treat ADHD or substance abuse — how will doctors prescribe it, patients access it, and insurers pay for it?
Imagine being responsible for the health & wellness of 100,000 people — how will you help them navigate interventions such as breathing/ exercise/ meditation/ apps/ biofeedback/ tDCS to regulate stress?
Imagine investing $100 million in startups developing noninvasive, digital neurotechnologies — where, and how, will you find great opportunities to generate financial and social returns?
The 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (February 26–28th, 2019)will feature over forty of the world’s top experts, innovators and investors aiming to improve brain health and performance for all in light of growing neuroscience and digital tech.
As seen in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC News, CNN, Reuters and more, SharpBrains is an independent market research firm tracking health and performance applications of brain science.
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