Posts Tagged ‘disease’
Deep learning model built on neuroimaging data identifies “Brain Age Gaps” as markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Brain Age Gap is a Composite Biomarker for Dementia Pathology or Severity (GEN): Mayo Clinic scientists have developed a computational model that predicts brain age using a large collection of neuroimaging data obtained using FDG-PET (fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography) and structural MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). The deep learning-based model tests the relationship between brain age…
Read MoreJan Samzelius, CEO of Brainnovations Winner NeuraMetrix, encourages pioneers to focus on “simple, elegant solutions to big problems”
What surprised you the most from the Judges’ questions and feedback during the Brainnovations Pitch Contest last month? Even with only a brief presentation the judges immediately got the potential impact of our technology to measure and monitor brain health and began to think about other applications for us – several we had not thought about. That…
Read MoreUpdate: The Neurotech Revolution Could Lead To ‘Frankenstein’ Brains. Here’s How We Avoid It
__________ Time for SharpBrains’ August e‑newsletter, this time starting with a conversation whose time has come… New thinking: Year 2030, your college-age daughter, who has normal hearing, has been pounding on you to get the latest hearing aid that allows one to cancel out noise on demand, amplify selected ambient conversations at will, and can easily connect…
Read More“We need people-centered wellness solutions that integrate brain health factors” — Charlie Hartwell, Operating Partner at the Bridge Builders Collaborative
Question: Charlie, please share 1–2 major brain health needs you observe right now whose solution demands a creative and significant tech-enabled innovation. Answer: I’d encourage people to remember that Brain Health is just part of overall Whole Person Health. Brain health solutions may reduce some disease symptoms but not help achieve actual wellness. We need…
Read MoreExecutive Functions in Health and Disease: New book to help integrate Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
__________ Neuroscience used to be the monopoly of a few elite universities located in a handful of countries. Neuropsychology used to be a quaint niche discipline relatively unconnected to the larger world of neuroscience and content in its methods with paper-and-pencil tests.
Read More7 ways in which the Human Connectome Project is moving the brain research needle
———- The Human Connectome Project: Progress and Prospects (Cerebrum): “Understanding the human brain in health and disease represents a grand scientific challenge for the 21st century and beyond. How does a collection of 90 billion neurons interconnected by 150 trillion synapses give rise to the extraordinary capabilities of human behavior and the amazing diversity of talents…
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