Posts Tagged ‘DARPA’
DARPA paving the way for a future brain-based Internet
___ DARPA Wants Brain Interfaces for Able-Bodied Warfighters (IEEE Spectrum): “Until now, the neuroscience programs at DARPA, the mad science wing of the Department of Defense, have focused on technologies for warfighters who have returned home with disabilities of the body or brain. For example, programs have funded research on prosthetic limbs that are wired…
Read MoreDARPA invests in nonsurgical neurotechnologies for eventual use in healthy human subjects
___ Nonsurgical Neural Interfaces Could Significantly Expand Use of Neurotechnology (DARPA News): “Over the past two decades, the international biomedical research community has demonstrated increasingly sophisticated ways to allow a person’s brain to communicate with a device, allowing breakthroughs aimed at improving quality of life, such as access to computers and the internet, and more…
Read MoreFor invasive cognitive enhancement to work, firms will need to validate both the “neuro” and the “tech”
— A Hardware Update for the Human Brain (The Wall Street Journal): “The field that gave Emily her life back is known as neurotechnology, or simply neurotech—a marriage of neurology, neuroscience, neurosurgery and the kind of hardware that goes into smartphones. Today, most neurotech companies are focused on medical applications, which
Read MoreMay e‑newsletter: MIT Solve launches Brain Health Challenge, asking “How can every person improve their brain health and mental resilience?”
—– Time for SharpBrains’ May e‑newsletter, highlighting what’s new in brain health and mental performance, and featuring a very relevant MIT initiative and a thought-provoking study on the “Cognitive Divide.” New thinking MIT Solve launches Brain Health Challenge: How can every person improve their brain health and mental resilience? Mental Health Innovation and Dr. Tom Insel:…
Read MoreEight research teams working with DARPA to discover best ways to activate neuroplasticity and accelerate learning
DARPA Funds Brain-Stimulation Research to Speed Learning (DoD news): “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with seven U.S. universities and elements of the Air Force and Army on research that seeks to stimulate the brain in a non-invasive way to speed up learning. DARPA announced the Targeted Neuroplasticity Training, or TNT, program
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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