Posts Tagged ‘mental state’
Coming soon near you: Smartphones, fridges and cars with emotional intelligence
Wouldn’t You Like Alexa Better if It Knew When It Was Annoying You? (IEEE Spectrum): “What could your computer, phone, or other gadget do differently if it knew how you were feeling? Rana el Kaliouby, founder and CEO of Affectiva, is considering the possibilities of such a world
Read MoreUpdate: To honor Brain Awareness Week 2017, let’s highlight 10 Key Facts To Harness Neuroplasticity And Improve Brain Fitness
— Last week was Brain Awareness Week, so let’s first of all discuss these 10 Key Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity & Improve Brain Fitness coming from the hundreds of scientific and medical studies we analyzed to prepare the book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Improve Brain Health and Performance at Any Age. And here’s the rest…
Read MoreTailoring computing experience based on user’s mental state and quality of attention: Key neurotechnology patent #30
Today we highlight a fascinating 2008 patent assigned to Microsoft, discussing assessment techniques such as pupil tracking or head orientation sensors to identify where and what the user is focused on–and what types of information and/ or notifications to display accordingly. U.S. Patent No. 7,395,507: Automated selection of appropriate information based on a computer user’s context.…
Read MoreNext: Technology to enable patient-centered, collaborative behavioral health and chronic care management
. Tech Is Driving Collaboration In Behavioral Health (TechCrunch): “Collaboration amongst providers is critical in all aspects of medicine, but nowhere is this more true than in behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorders), where the costs of poor collaboration are sky-high…There is a mountain of evidence to suggest that
Read MoreThe human resources frontier: enhancing wellness and productivity via better brain health
Employers turning to ‘brain health’ tools to reduce stress, increase productivity (HR.BLR.com): “Brain health is not just about disease. It’s not just about depression or anxiety,” says
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