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

By SharpBrains | July 5, 2019

? 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…

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Update: Common anticholinergic meds seen to increase dementia risk

By SharpBrains | June 27, 2019

________________ 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…

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Tuesday in Washington, DC: The Neurotechnology Revolution

By SharpBrains | September 28, 2015

. 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…

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

By SharpBrains | September 15, 2015

. 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…

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

By SharpBrains | May 20, 2015

. 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…

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First Report of the Council on the Ageing Society

By SharpBrains | January 24, 2011

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…

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