Congrats Brainnovations Winners: NeuraMetrix, AUGMENTx, Sapien Labs, and The Touchpoint Solution

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 7, 2017

Proud to announce the Win­ners of the Brainnova­tions Pitch Con­test that took place yes­ter­day dur­ing the 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit. But first of all, thank you very much to every one of the 12 Final­ists and the 16 Judges and every­one in the audi­ence — what a fas­ci­nat­ing dis­cus­sion and learn­ing expe­ri­ence for every­one involved! And…

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Photobiomodulation: A new and promising way to enhance brain function

By Dr. Lew Lim | December 4, 2017

___ As is increas­ing­ly evi­dent, there are mul­ti­ple meth­ods aimed at enhanc­ing brain func­tion. Brain train­ing and mind­ful­ness prac­tices are com­mon­ly used. Sub­­s­tance-based meth­ods are pop­u­lar too, includ­ing hal­lu­cino­gens in the form of plant extracts, and drugs. Same as tran­scra­nial direct cur­rent stim­u­la­tion (tDCS) and tran­scra­nial mag­net­ic stim­u­la­tion (TMS): All of these are promis­ing but…

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2 hours left to Register @ 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5–7th)

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 4, 2017

Will we soon have an “annu­al brain check-up” — and what may it look like? How can we har­ness life­long neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty to thrive in the dig­i­tal age? Under what con­di­tions may spe­cif­ic brain stimulation/ training/ enhance­ment meth­ods work? Which firms, tech­nolo­gies and solu­tions are gain­ing the most trac­tion, and what are best prac­tices for appro­pri­ate use?…

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Thank you, Partners @ 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, for helping shape Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age!

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 1, 2017

__________ Thank you very much, great Sum­mit Part­ners, for sup­port­ing the 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit tak­ing place next week (Dec. 5–7th) and gath­er­ing 50+ Speak­ers and 200+ par­tic­i­pants work­ing on ways to enhance brain health and per­for­mance in the dig­i­tal age! __________ Learn more & Reserve your Spot HERE (10%-off pro­mo code for Sharp­Brains read­ers: sharp2017)

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Thank you, Sponsors @ 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, for helping shape Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age!

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 1, 2017

— Thank you very much, great Sum­mit Spon­sors, for sup­port­ing the 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit tak­ing place next week (Dec. 5–7th) and gath­er­ing 50+ Speak­ers and 200+ par­tic­i­pants work­ing on ways to enhance brain health and per­for­mance in the dig­i­tal age! — Gold Spon­sors AARP is a non­prof­it, non­par­ti­san, social wel­fare orga­ni­za­tion with a mem­ber­ship of nearly…

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Let’s appreciate the growing landscape of digital brain health & enhancement: 177 experts and pioneers in 23 countries–and counting!

By Alvaro Fernandez | November 24, 2017

_______ Quick update on how reg­is­tra­tion stands for the upcom­ing 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit: Brain Health & Enhance­ment in the Dig­i­tal Age (Decem­ber 5–7th) — THANK YOU to every­one who has reg­is­tered already :-) We are pleased to report that so far 177 experts, pio­neers and prac­ti­tion­ers are reg­is­tered to par­tic­i­pate. 130 seem to be based in the US…

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