Posts Tagged ‘electroencephalography’
First-ever Pervasive Neurotechnology Report finds 10,000+ Patent Filings Transforming Medicine, Entertainment and Business
– Nielsen, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Medtronic, Microsoft and Brainlab emerge as leading IP holders . San Francisco, CA– (May 6, 2015) – SharpBrains, the leading market research firm tracking applied neuroscience, unveiled today–at the 2015 NeuroGaming Summit–a new 206-page report that, for the first time, analyzes the major intellectual property trends in the Pervasive Neurotechnology…
Read MoreNext: FDA-cleared mobile brain monitoring tools to detect cognitive impairment
___________ FDA Has Cleared New Cognitive Screening Tests (Alzforum): “The Food and Drug Administration recently cleared, meaning it deemed safe, two tests that may help doctors screen for cognitive decline. One is the so-called Cognision system from Neuronetrix, a company based in
Read MoreThe next in wearables: Harnessing EEG for “the masses” to track and enhance mind fitness
— Is mindfulness and less stress worth $299? The Muse makes a case (review) (Venture Beat): “The most interesting wearable I’ve used yet isn’t a fitness tracker or a superfluous smartwatch. It’s a connected headband that helps you focus your thoughts… To put it simply, the Muse brings electroencephalography (EEG) technology, which detects brain activity, to…
Read MoreDigital Brain Health vs Brain Training vs Brain Games
The Digital Brain Health market can be broken down into two main technology segments:
Read MoreMonitoring EEG Brain Activity to Personalize Memory Training
Sandia shows monitoring brain activity during study can help predict test performance (press release): “The team monitored test subjects’ brain activity while they studied word lists, then used the EEG (electroencephalography) to predict who would remember the most information. Because
Read MoreThe value of neuroimaging techniques (and what those squiggly lines mean)
The media regularly reports on findings based on neuroimaging studies, but rarely do they explain exactly what these techniques are, their benefits or what it’s like to actually participate in these types of studies. Today I’ll describe what a participant goes through when they volunteer for a cognitive neuroscience experiment using a neuroimaging technique called…
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