Posts Tagged ‘smartphone’
Mixed reactions on the development of digital biomarkers and growth of Mindstrong Health
___ (More on the positive side, at MIT Technology Review) The smartphone app that can tell you’re depressed before you know it yourself: “There are about 45 million people in the US alone with a mental illness, and those illnesses and their courses of treatment can vary tremendously. But there is something most of those people…
Read MoreStudy: One-week brain training can increase cognitive flexibility and reduce OCD symptoms
___ OCD symptoms could be reduced with ‘brain-training’ app, study says (UPI): “People with obsessive compulsive disorder could manage their symptoms, including excessive handwashing and contamination fears, by using a “brain training” app, according to its developers. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in Britain, who tested
Read MoreBrain Training vs Facebook/ Social Media: 1 — 0
___ Does Regular Brain Training Keep Selena Gomez at the Peak of Her Career? (YCB): “Selena Gomez hit the headlines this week when she revealed to ELLE Magazine that, despite being one of the world’s most influential celebrities online with 142 million followers on Instagram alone, she actually has no social media or photo editing…
Read MoreSanofi Ventures leads $17M investment in Click Therapeutics, finalist @ 2017 Brainnovations Pitch Contest
Sanofi Backs Click Therapeutics as Digital Medicines Gain Momentum (Xconomy): “Drug makers are making more bets on the nascent field of digital medicine. The latest example: Click Therapeutics announced Monday that it grabbed a $17 million investment led by Sanofi Ventures, the Cambridge, MA-based venture capital arm of the French pharmaceutical giant.
Read MoreWant to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily?
___ Let me ask again…want to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily? There are apps for that—hundreds of them, besides the three I just mentioned. These apps make a promise: Rather than investing countless hours and dollars in mindfulness classes or mindfulness-based therapy, we can choose to meditate from the comfort of…
Read MoreUpdate: Study finds continued birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) well into our 70s
___ Time for SharpBrains eNewsletter, bringing you the latest in in brain health and mental health research, tools and thinking. Also, a quick heads-up for those based in the UK: the Imperial College Centre for Neurotechnology will host a keynote by Alvaro Fernandez in London on Wednesday, May 30th, titled Why the Future of Brain Enhancement & Mental Health is Digital & Pervasive (free;…
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