Posts Tagged ‘Baycrest’
Day 3–Expo Day @ 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
(If you did not register, you can track the proceedings, and contribute too, via Twitter: #sharpbrains2015) Dear Summit participant, Amazing couple of days…and there’s more :-) Here are the instructions to join Day 3–Expo Day today, starting at 8.15am US Pacific Time (San Francisco, CA time)/ 11.15am Eastern Time. –> Login Instructions for Registered Summit Participants The Agenda for today:
Read MoreAt the frontier of Big Data and Brain Health
Please consider joining us at SharpBrains’ upcoming virtual conference (November 17–19th), which will feature many fantastic sessions such as this one: Tuesday November 17th, 2.30 — 4.00 pm. At the frontier of Big Data and Brain Health. During this session we will explore cutting-edge initiatives to accelerate research & development via brain simulations and crowdsourcing, and to improve…
Read MoreCogniciti and Johnson & Johnson Innovation partner to improve cognitive screenings for early identification of dementia
Cogniciti Announces Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to Evaluate Online Cognitive Screening to Identify Individuals at Risk for Dementia (Baycrest press release): “Cogniciti Inc., the Toronto-based developer of a 20-minute online cognitive test for adults concerned about memory changes, today announced a collaboration agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to evaluate online screening strategies for…
Read MoreThank You, Leading Sponsors @ 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
Please join us in thanking these leading organizations for supporting the upcoming 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (November 17–19th). In alphabetical order, our heartfelt appreciation goes to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, the Arrowsmith Program, Baycrest, BrainBaseline, CogniFit, Peak and Rosetta Stone (and more to follow). Thank you! Gold Sponsors …
Read MoreNeuroscience 2.0: Taking the lab to the people by gathering collective EEG brain data
. ‘Wearable for the mind’ launches new era of brain research (Electronic Products & Technology): “Neuroscientists in Toronto have shown that crowdsourcing brain research to hundreds of participants in a short period of time could be a new frontier in neuroscience and lead to new insights about the brain
Read MoreNew $100M investment in Canada to accelerate brain health innovation
. Brain research at Toronto health centre gets $100M funding boost in federal budget (National Post): “Ottawa is helping fund a $100 million initiative with Toronto’s Baycrest Health Sciences to develop a national hub for brain research…“Past generations of adults said they were most concerned about cancer or heart disease. This generation says they’re most concerned…
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