Posts Tagged ‘Direct-to-Consumer’
Trend: Growing interest in (and questions around) brain training centers for kids with special needs
___ Parents pay thousands for ‘brain training’ to help kids with ADHD and autism. But does it work? (NBC News): “…As the number of children diagnosed with ADHD and autism surges in the U.S., according to federal data, and as parents become exasperated with treatments that don’t work or involve medications that carry the risk of…
Read MoreGrowing debate about the ethics and regulation of direct-to-consumer transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
___ According to the advertising hype, you too can enjoy incredible neural and psychological benefits in the comfort of your own home by using a simple electrical device that offers transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). For instance, three different models of tDCS devices sold online claim to improve mood, increase creativity, enhance memory, accelerate learning,…
Read MoreStudy: Few wearable neurotechnologies have been directly tested by high-quality, peer-reviewed research
_____ Wearable brain devices sold with questionable claims (Computer World): “Wearable ‘neurotechnology’ devices have in recent years hit the mainstream market; pitched to consumers as a way to improve memory and attention, boost brain fitness and control games and objects with the power of the mind. An analysis of commercially available wearable ‘neurodevices’ published this week in…
Read MoreRegulating and helping shape the evolving phenomenon of Direct-to-Consumer Neuroscience
___ We’re proud to share that our CEO and Editor-in-Chief Alvaro Fernandez is participating in a fascinating and timely 2‑day meeting, hosted by The Banbury Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory under the theme The evolving phenomenon of Direct-to-Consumer Neuroscience, to help identify and address key open regulatory/ ethical issues related to the growth of…
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