Neurotechnology pioneers, please design with the end-user in mind

By SharpBrains | September 17, 2018

_____ The impor­tance of being seen, heard and under­stood for neu­rotech­nol­o­gy end-users (Cen­ter for Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy at Uni­ver­si­ty of Wash­ing­ton): “Today, when real­is­tic-look­ing pros­thet­ic hands with artic­u­lat­ing fin­gers are becom­ing more wide­ly avail­able, one of the first things many peo­ple notice about John Kemp is that he choos­es to use pros­thet­ic met­al clamps instead of hands. “These…

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Top 10 moments from the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit/ Slidedecks & Recordings are Available

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 19, 2017

_____ Whew. What a rich and diverse 3‑day con­ver­sa­tion on the future of brain health and brain enhance­ment among 50+ Speak­ers and 200+ par­tic­i­pants in 24 coun­tries. From the dozens of fas­ci­nat­ing insights and moments, here are some our favorites: (Note: slid­edecks are now freely avail­able; ses­sion record­ings require reg­is­tra­tion and login cre­den­tials) 1. That mas­ter­ful 40-minute…

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10 favorite moments from the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit/ Recordings are Available

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 15, 2017

Whew. What a rich and cut­t­ing-edge 3‑day con­ver­sa­tion last week on the future of brain health and brain enhance­ment. We enjoyed dozens of fas­ci­nat­ing insights and moments — here’s a sam­ple of our favorites: 1. That mas­ter­ful 40-minute overview by Dr. Tom Insel on the past, present and future of men­tal health 2. Dis­cussing with Akil­i’s…

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