Posts Tagged ‘noninvasive’
Six DARPA-funded research teams aim at revolutionizing noninvasive brain-machine interfaces
_______ DARPA Funds Ambitious Brain-Machine Interface Program (IEEE Spectrum): “DARPA’s Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) program has awarded funding to six groups attempting to build brain-machine interfaces that match the performance of implanted electrodes but with no surgery whatsoever.
Read MoreTrend: Growing investment behind non-invasive, AI-based brain-computer interfaces
___ Neurotechnology Startup NextMind Secures $4.6 Million (press release): “NextMind, a fast-growing neurotechnology startup developing a groundbreaking, noninvasive, AI-based brain-computer interface geared to the mass market, announced today it has raised $4.6 million in funding to bring its direct brain command solution to technology integrators and game developers in 2019
Read MoreFebruary 26–28th: Save the Date for the 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit and help shape the Future of Brain Health
?” Imagine a free annual brain check-up — who should take it, and how could it help prevent/ delay/ treat cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Disease? Imagine your smartphone can detect early signs of depression or Parkinson’s Disease — would you like to know? Who else should know … or not know? Imagine a videogame cleared by the…
Read MoreDARPA paving the way for a future brain-based Internet
___ DARPA Wants Brain Interfaces for Able-Bodied Warfighters (IEEE Spectrum): “Until now, the neuroscience programs at DARPA, the mad science wing of the Department of Defense, have focused on technologies for warfighters who have returned home with disabilities of the body or brain. For example, programs have funded research on prosthetic limbs that are wired…
Read MoreLearn More and Save the Date for the 2018 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 4–6th)
?” Imagine a videogame cleared by the FDA to treat ADHD, depression, or substance abuse — how will doctors prescribe it, patients access it, and insurers pay for it? Imagine a free “annual brain check-up” — what may it look like, and how can it lead into personalized interventions to improve function and prevent/ delay/ treat…
Read MoreDARPA invests in nonsurgical neurotechnologies for eventual use in healthy human subjects
___ Nonsurgical Neural Interfaces Could Significantly Expand Use of Neurotechnology (DARPA News): “Over the past two decades, the international biomedical research community has demonstrated increasingly sophisticated ways to allow a person’s brain to communicate with a device, allowing breakthroughs aimed at improving quality of life, such as access to computers and the internet, and more…
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