Posts Tagged ‘cognitive’
Study: Automated VR psychotherapy can help reduce anxiety and distress, especially among those with psychosis and severe agoraphobia
Oxford University VR spinout demonstrates significant psychotherapy benefits in Lancet study (Fierce Healthcare): Virtual reality can help treat symptoms in patients with psychosis, according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. GameChangeVR automates psychotherapy, guiding users with a virtual coach. It was developed by OxfordVR, a digital therapeutics company, the University of Oxford…
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Harnessing Technology (and Anxiety) for Good
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring important brain & mental health news plus a few fun brain teasers to test your reasoning skills and more… #1. Challenge ahead: Harnessing technology for good mental health “Technology can not only help us grow out of unhealthy habits, it is also possible to expand human mental…
Read MoreOn neuroplasticity, young brains, and smartphones
Neuroplasticity and Smart Phones (Psychiatric Times): In medical school, I was taught that the brain is hardwired at birth. During the past 30 years, neuroscience has definitively shown that this is not the case at all. As our understanding of brain development advanced, it became clear that, during the first 3 years of life, neurons in…
Read MoreComplex occupations help protect our brains from aging-related cognitive decline
Cognitive aging: Work helps our brain (AAAS): A recent study shows that work plays an active role in keeping our brains healthy. “We have demonstrated the role of working activity on cognitive performance”. Professor Raffaella Rumiati says … “Many studies have been focused on the factors influencing our brain aging and differences in cognitive decline…
Read MoreCould I be wrong? Exploring research on cognitive bias, curiosity, intellectual humility, and lifelong learning
A few years ago, I asked a sample of adults to think about all of the disagreements that they have with other people, from minor disagreements about relatively unimportant issues to major disagreements about important matters. Then, I asked them to estimate the percentage of disagreements they have with other people in which they are…
Read MoreClick Therapeutics raises further $52M to build up digital therapeutics pipeline for depression, insomnia, smoking cessation and more
With Sanofi still on board, Click Therapeutics closes $52M series B for digital therapeutics in depression, chronic pain and more (Fierce Biotech): Another medtech developer’s plans to create digital therapeutics to treat a wide range of illnesses are clicking into place, thanks to a third multimillion-dollar investment in Click Therapeutics in barely a year.
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