Posts Tagged ‘Pearson’
The Federal Trade Commission vs Lumosity: What does it mean for the brain training market?
___ Despite all the noise around brain training, we must be careful not to confuse commerce with science. It is important to remember that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which regulates marketing claims and communications in the United States, issues legal rulings against specific commercial behaviors.
Read MoreAkili Interactive Labs raises $30.5 million to develop FDA-approved brain training videogame for ADHD
. Videogame Maker Seeks to Treat ADHD (The Wall Street Journal): “Doctors don’t usually prescribe videogame play. But one company, which has just raised $30.5 million from venture-capital investors, hopes to change that. Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs Inc. is developing a videogame it believes could replace pills as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Read MoreBrain Training and Cognitive Assessment Market Surpassed $1.3 Billion In 2013
Heads-up: We just announced a new intelligence package aimed at education, health, gaming and technology executives and innovators. “Many market reports provide little value for the money. This market report by SharpBrains is the precise opposite. Its wealth of data and analysis provides very valuable strategic and business development guidance to organizations at the frontier…
Read MoreCongrats, Digital Brain Health pioneers: Brain Resource, CogState, Emotiv, Lumos Labs, Neurosky, and more
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Read MoreCogmed/ Pearson’s Jonas Jendi on Psychologists — who needs them? The case for the long run
Mr. Jendi, the General Manager and Vice President of Cogmed (now a Pearson subsidiary), will discuss Psychologists — who needs them? The case for the long run, at the upcoming 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (June 7–14th, 2012).
Read MoreTranscript: Online Q&A on the Future of Brain Health with Alvaro Fernandez
Below you can find the full transcript of our engaging Q&A session today, Friday March 16th, on brain sustainability, retooling brain health, and applied neuroplasticity, with Alvaro Fernandez, SharpBrains’ Co-Founder who’s just been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. You can learn more about the topic by reading this 2011 SharpBrains Summit…
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