A call to action: We need the right incentives to guide ethical innovation in neurotech and healthcare

_______________ Ana Maiques, CEO and founder of neu­rotech com­pa­ny Neu­ro­electrics, writes up a com­pelling case in her recent arti­cle, sum­ma­rized thus: “I strong­ly believe that Neu­rotech entre­pre­neurs can not afford not to be involved in neu­roethics. It is sim­ply not an option any­more.” I share that belief and would like to take it one step further:…

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How to intervene early to address brain/ mental health problems: Examples in depression, epilepsy and smoking cessation

How to inter­vene ear­ly: Exam­ples in depres­sion, epilep­sy and smok­ing ces­sa­tion from Sharp­Brains We hope you enjoy this slid­edeck sup­port­ing a fas­ci­nat­ing, for­ward-look­ing ses­sion held at the 2019 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit: The Future of Brain Health (March 7–9th).  Full record­ings are avail­able for pur­chase here. 10.45am-12.15pm. How to inter­vene ear­ly: Exam­ples in depres­sion, epilep­sy and smok­ing ces­sa­tion  Dr. Wal­ter Greenleaf,…

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10+ pioneers confirmed to Speak @ 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (May 7–9th)

_______________ We are proud to announce the first wave of con­firmed Speak­ers to share their inno­v­a­tive work and insights at the 2019 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit: The Future of Brain Health, to be held May 7–9th, 2019: Dr. Tom Insel, Co-founder and Pres­i­dent of Mind­strong Health Dr. Ainslie Hatch, Direc­tor of Dig­i­tal Ther­a­peu­tics at Otsu­ka Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal David…

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Challenge: How to spur meaningful, targeted & safe adoption of emerging neurotechnologies

A cap that treats depres­sion? Check the sci­ence before get­ting excit­ed (The Guardian): “Yes­ter­day, an arti­cle in the Entre­pre­neurs sec­tion of the Guardian pur­port­ed to reveal a “cloth cap that could help treat depres­sion”. This claim has caused some alarm in the neu­ro­science and men­tal health fields, so it’s impor­tant to look a lit­tle more…

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