Posts Tagged ‘non-invasive neurotechnologies’
Click Therapeutics raises $30 million in debt to advance commercialization of smoking cessation app Clickotine
Click Therapeutics Secures $30M in Growth Capital from K2 HealthVentures to Expand Operations (press release): Click Therapeutics, Inc. (“Click”), a leader in Digital Therapeutics™ solutions as prescription medical treatments, today announced $30 million in debt financing from K2 HealthVentures (K2HV), a healthcare-focused specialty finance company, to accelerate commercialization of its leading smoking cessation solution, Clickotine™,…
Read MoreStudies identify key ethical concerns raised by invasive and non-invasive neurotechnologies
Studies outline key ethical questions surrounding brain-computer interface tech (NCSU release): Brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies are no longer hypothetical, yet there are fundamental aspects of the technology that remain unaddressed by both ethicists and policy-makers. Two new papers address these issues by outlining the outstanding ethical issues, offering guidance for addressing those issues, and offering…
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Read MoreFast Forward to 2040: How to prepare for the new era in brain enhancement that will change the way we think, work, and heal
Decades from now when our augmented brains have enhanced our cognitive function and transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, many of us will look back and wonder why we didn’t do more to prepare for these inevitable changes. Government leaders may grapple with the runaway effects of AI and brain enhancement on geopolitics. Companies…
Read MoreWill digital therapeutics complement or replace stimulant medications to address inattention and “silent” cognitive issues?
___ Akili Interactive: Digital pediatric ADHD therapeutic performs well with or without accompanying stimulant therapy (MobiHealth News): “Digital therapeutic company Akili Interactive has announced the first results of an open-label, multisite pediatric ADHD trial providing some patients with the company’s video game-like treatment alongside a stimulant medication. According to the company, both those who received…
Read MoreNeurotech seen at CES 2020: BrainCo prosthetic hand, Urgonight, Alpha-Stim X, NIRSIT Lite, Muse S and FocusFit
___ Brain tech is here: These gadgets from CES 2020 rely on your brainwaves to work (CNET): “The futuristic promise of tech devices that use brain waves to improve sleep, anxiety and concentration — and even control prosthetic hands — may finally be coming to fruition, with a slew of new products on display at…
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