Posts Tagged ‘non-invasive neurotechnology’
Non-invasive brain stimulation meets nanotechnology
. MIT Researchers Develop Wireless, Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation Approach (Med Device online): “Scientists have introduced a novel method of administering brain stimulation that requires no implants or external connections. By injecting magnetic nanoparticles into the brain, researchers have found that they can manipulate neurons by applying external magnetic fields
Read MoreUpcoming event on therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses of non-invasive neuromodulation devices
. Heads-up: The Institute of Medicine (IOM), a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, is putting together a forward-looking workshop on Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Central Nervous System. March 2–3rd, 2015, in Washington, DC. Description: Based on advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, neuromodulation devices are poised to gain clinical importance in the coming years and to be…
Read MoreNon-invasive neurotechnology reaches senior housing via ASHA-NeuroVigil innovative partnership
. Senior Living Sees Huge Potential in Resident Brain Data (Senior Housing News): “The American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) has announced a new partnership that aims to use neuroscience to determine whether senior living communities are benefiting their residents. As part of the initiative, La Jolla, California-based NeuroVigil will monitor
Read MoreQ: What do people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety have in common? A: A brain with similar gray-matter loss
. Different mental disorders cause same brain-matter loss, study finds (press release): “A meta-analysis of 193 brain-imaging studies shows similar gray-matter loss in the brains of people with diagnoses as different as schizophrenia, depression and addiction…The findings call into question a longstanding tendency to distinguish psychiatric disorders chiefly by their symptoms rather than their underlying…
Read MoreNon-invasive neurotechnology: What’s next in research and clinical applications
What’s next: The future of non-invasive neurotechnology from SharpBrains: Tracking Brain Health Innovation Enjoy these great presentations on the future of non-invasive neurotech, delivered at the 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit and featuring: Dr. Bruce Cuthbert, Director of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development at the NIMH Charles Fisher, President of Fisher Wallace Laboratories Chair: James Cavuoto, Editor and Publisher at…
Read More10 Ways To Improve Health & Well-being Based On Latest Non-Invasive Neurotechnologies
— Last month I had the fortune to join over 1,900 pioneers from 90 countries at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Tianjin, China, to discuss how innovation can improve the state of the world. Throughout hundreds of panels, workshops, private meetings and social gatherings, we examined how to deal with climate change, how to invest…
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