Researchers stress need for neurotechnologies to protect the mental dimension of individuals and groups, especially mental privacy and integrity

By SharpBrains | January 19, 2018

From Health­care to War­fare: How to Reg­u­late Brain Tech­nol­o­gy (Uni­ver­si­ty of Basel press release): “The term “dual-use” refers to tech­nol­o­gy that can be used for both ben­e­fi­cial (i.e., med­ical) and harm­ful (i.e., mil­i­tary of ter­ror­is­tic) aims. Until recent­ly, most dual-use tech­nol­o­gy emerged espe­cial­ly in virol­o­gy and bac­te­ri­ol­o­gy. In the last years, how­ev­er, mil­i­­tary-fund­ed research has…

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Thank you, Partners @ 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, for helping shape Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age!

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 1, 2017

__________ Thank you very much, great Sum­mit Part­ners, for sup­port­ing the 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit tak­ing place next week (Dec. 5–7th) and gath­er­ing 50+ Speak­ers and 200+ par­tic­i­pants work­ing on ways to enhance brain health and per­for­mance in the dig­i­tal age! __________ Learn more & Reserve your Spot HERE (10%-off pro­mo code for Sharp­Brains read­ers: sharp2017)

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Are you familiar with these research findings and technologies revolutionizing Brain & Mental Health?

By SharpBrains | October 30, 2017

___________________________________ Try adding 3 and 8 in your head. That was easy. Now, try­ing adding 33 and 88. That was prob­a­bly more dif­fi­cult. Final­ly, try adding 333 and 888. Time for Sharp­Brains’ Octo­ber e‑newsletter, this time dis­cussing a range of research find­ings and tech­nolo­gies rev­o­lu­tion­iz­ing brain and men­tal health. New think­ing about cog­ni­tion, brain and mind: Study sug­gests the…

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Australian neurotech firm raises $4m to develop neurofeedback-based headband aimed at helping kids with autism relax and better engage

By SharpBrains | October 16, 2017

  Neu­rotech rais­es $4m for med­ical device (Busi­ness News West­ern Aus­tralia): “Med­ical tech­nol­o­gy com­pa­ny Neu­rotech Inter­na­tion­al has tapped investors for $4m to fund fur­ther devel­op­ment of its Mente Autism device…which uses neu­ro­feed­back tech­nol­o­gy to help chil­dren with autism spec­trum disorder.”

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SharpBrains Announces new Brainnovations Pitch Contest and ‘Sharp Tank’ to promote Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age

By SharpBrains | October 4, 2017

In order to spark inno­v­a­tive col­lab­o­ra­tions between brain sci­en­tists, tech­nol­o­gists and entre­pre­neurs world­wide, inde­pen­dent mar­ket research firm Sharp­Brains has launched a Brainnova­tions Pitch Con­test open to star­tups har­ness­ing brain research and emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies to help every human being thrive in the dig­i­tal age. The Call for Sub­mis­sions is open until Octo­ber 31st, 11 PM US Pacific…

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Update: The Neurotech Revolution Could Lead To ‘Frankenstein’ Brains. Here’s How We Avoid It

By SharpBrains | August 31, 2017

__________ 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…

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