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New report: Empowering 8 Billion Minds via Ethical Development and Adoption of Neurotechnologies

July 5, 2019 by SharpBrains

Empow­er­ing 8 Bil­lion Minds: Enabling Bet­ter Men­tal Health for All via the Eth­i­cal Adop­tion of Tech­nolo­gies from WEF GFC on Neu­rotech­nolo­gies on Vimeo.

A new report (opens PDF) cre­at­ed by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum Glob­al Future Coun­cil on Neu­rotech­nolo­gies, Empow­er­ing 8 Bil­lion Minds: Enabling Bet­ter Men­tal Health for All via the Eth­i­cal Adop­tion of Tech­nolo­gies, pro­pos­es a frame­work to address pri­va­cy, trust and gov­er­nance issues in the use of tech­nolo­gies for men­tal healthcare.

Men­tal health dis­or­ders are among the lead­ing caus­es of mor­tal­i­ty and could cost the glob­al econ­o­my $16 tril­lion by 2030. By col­lect­ing and analysing data to inform treat­ment, it is eas­i­er for more peo­ple to access infor­ma­tion and engage with pro­fes­sion­als. While tech­nolo­gies, includ­ing smart­phones, wear­able sen­sors and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence, are suc­cess­ful­ly meet­ing the cur­rent gaps in care, there are risks [Read more…] about New report: Empow­er­ing 8 Bil­lion Minds via Eth­i­cal Devel­op­ment and Adop­tion of Neurotechnologies

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: artificial intelligence, governance, mental health, mental healthcare, neurotechnologies, Neurotechnology, privacy, report, smartphones, trust, wearable sensors

Update: Common anticholinergic meds seen to increase dementia risk

June 27, 2019 by SharpBrains

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Dear read­er,

It’s time for Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter dis­cussing the lat­est research and inno­va­tions to help pro­mote brain health, open­ing in this occa­sion with a large and wor­ry­ing study track­ing the long-term neur­al impact of com­mon­ly pre­scribed medications.

New brain research:

  • First, do no harm? Com­mon anti­cholin­er­gic meds seen to increase demen­tia risk
  • …which is one of the many rea­sons why these 10 high­lights from the 2019 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit are so impor­tant to shape a bet­ter sys­tem and future
  • New study rein­forces the impor­tance of walk­ing through forests for men­tal and gen­er­al health
  • AARP: A major­i­ty of Amer­i­cans believe dietary sup­ple­ments improve brain health, despite the lack of evidence

New brain technology:

  • The Ontario Brain Insti­tute (OBI) announces six new ONtre­pre­neurs work­ing at the fron­tier of applied neurotech
  • Mon­i­tor­ing the body’s elec­tri­cal sig­nalling to enhance brain health
  • Few wear­able neu­rotech­nolo­gies have been direct­ly test­ed by high-qual­i­ty, peer-reviewed research

New brain thinking:

  • Watch all Record­ings from the 2019 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Summit
  • July 9th in Toron­to, Cana­da: Lat­est research find­ings on Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and Neuropsychology
  • Kin­dle Count­down Deal to read over the sum­mer (and apply!) a great book on brain health and neuro-fitness
  • Peo­ple spent $1.9 bil­lion last year on apps to keep their brains sharp as they age — here’s what actu­al­ly works

 

Last but not least, here is a fun brain teas­er for the week­end.  What do you see?

 

Have a great month of July,

 

The Sharp­Brains Team

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Filed Under: Brain Teasers, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: anticholinergic, anticholinergic drugs, brain, brain health, Brain Teasers, Brain-Fitness, brain-teaser, dementia, dementia risk, neural impact, neurofitness, neuroplasticity, Neuropsychology, neurotechnologies, Neurotechnology, promote brain health, report, risk, wearable

Tuesday in Washington, DC: The Neurotechnology Revolution

September 28, 2015 by SharpBrains

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The Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy Revolution

Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 29, 2015   12–1.30pm

A col­lab­o­ra­tion between

Potomac Insti­tute for Pol­i­cy Stud­ies and SharpBrains

 

Descrip­tion: Rev­o­lu­tions in neu­rotech­nol­ogy will soon influ­ence every aspect of human life. Neu­rotech­nol­ogy can be used to fur­ther under­stand the nat­ural process­es of the brain, study and treat neu­ro­log­i­cal dis­or­ders and injuries, and enhance neur­al capa­bil­i­ties, result­ing in increased human intel­li­gence and effi­ciency. Out­side of the realm of health, it can be used in social con­texts to improve over­all qual­ity of life. [Read more…] about Tues­day in Wash­ing­ton, DC: The Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy Revolution

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: brain-performance, health, innovation, market-report, neu­rotech­nol­ogy, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, report, revolution, sharpbrains, trends

Upcoming seminar about The Neurotechnology Revolution in Washington, DC (September 29th)

September 15, 2015 by SharpBrains

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The Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy Revolution

Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 29, 2015   12–1.30pm

A col­lab­o­ra­tion between

Potomac Insti­tute for Pol­i­cy Stud­ies and SharpBrains

 

Rev­o­lu­tions in neu­rotech­nol­ogy will soon influ­ence every aspect of human life. Neu­rotech­nol­ogy can be used to fur­ther under­stand the nat­ural process­es of the brain, study and treat neu­ro­log­i­cal dis­or­ders and injuries, and enhance neur­al capa­bil­i­ties, result­ing in increased human intel­li­gence and effi­ciency. Out­side of the realm of health, it can be used in social con­texts to improve over­all qual­ity of life. [Read more…] about Upcom­ing sem­i­nar about The Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy Rev­o­lu­tion in Wash­ing­ton, DC (Sep­tem­ber 29th)

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Filed Under: Technology & Innovation Tagged With: brain-performance, health, innovation, market-report, neu­rotech­nol­ogy, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, report, revolution, sharpbrains, trends

In the news: How non-invasive neurotechnology will enhance work and life

May 20, 2015 by SharpBrains

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Our new report is mak­ing the media rounds…

Reuters: Brain tech­nol­o­gy patents soar as com­pa­nies get inside peo­ple’s heads

From ways to eaves­drop on brains and learn what adver­tise­ments excite con­sumers, to devices that alle­vi­ate depres­sion, the num­ber of U.S. patents award­ed for “neu­rotech­nol­o­gy” has soared since 2010, accord­ing to an analy­sis released on Wednesday.

“Neu­rotech has gone well beyond med­i­cine, with non-med­ical cor­po­ra­tions, often under the radar, devel­op­ing neu­rotech­nolo­gies to enhance work and life,” Alvaro Fer­nan­dez said.

[Read more…] about In the news: How non-inva­sive neu­rotech­nol­o­gy will enhance work and life

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Filed Under: Technology & Innovation Tagged With: brain, neurotech, neurotech patents, Neurotechnology, Nielsen, Nielsen Neuro, non-invasive neurotechnology, patents, report, technology, US patents

First Report of the Council on the Ageing Society

January 24, 2011 by SharpBrains

The Coun­cil on the Age­ing Soci­ety is one of the Glob­al Agen­da Coun­cils cre­at­ed by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum in 2008. It address­es glob­al issues asso­ci­at­ed with our age­ing soci­ety and has the task of chal­leng­ing pre­vail­ing assump­tions, mon­i­tor­ing trends, propos­ing solu­tions, devis­ing strate­gies, and mak­ing pub­lic pol­i­cy pro­pos­als. It is com­posed of sci­en­tists, pub­lic pol­i­cy mak­ers, aca­d­e­mics, physi­cians and busi­ness lead­ers, includ­ing our very own Alvaro Fernandez.

The first report of the Coun­cil on the Age­ing Soci­ety was pub­lished this month in Glob­al Pol­i­cy. In this ?rst pub­li­ca­tion [Read more…] about First Report of the Coun­cil on the Age­ing Society

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Filed Under: Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: ageing, Council-on-the-Ageing-Society, Global-Agenda-Council, report, World-Economic-Forum

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