Posts Tagged ‘therapeutic’
Mapping ‘psychedelic trips’ in the brain to better direct their therapeutic effects
For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to treat psychiatric conditions is spurring a recent shift in public opinion. Psychedelics are psychotropic drugs: substances that affect your mental state. Other types of psychotropics include antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications.…
Read MorePear Therapeutics raises $80M; finds cost savings of $2,150 per patient with opioid use disorder
Pear Therapeutics raises $80M in push for reimbursement (MedCity News): Pear Therapeutics raised $80 million in funding, which it plans to use as part of a push for coverage of its digital therapeutics. The Boston-based company has three FDA-cleared products, including digital therapeutics for substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, and most recently, insomnia.
Read MoreNew book on how “Forest Bathing” can promote physical and mental health
“Nature deficit disorder” is a modern affliction. With more people living in cities, working in high-rise office buildings, and becoming addicted to their innumerable electronic devices, many of us are indeed experiencing a nature deficit. This is true for children and adults alike. In his new book, Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find…
Read MoreStudy: Psychedelics can promote neural plasticity in the prefrontal cortex and expand pathways for mental health
Psychedelics in Neurology: Potential for Improving Neuroplasticity (NeurologyTimes): “Back in the 1950s, research was proving that psychedelic agents could be effective in the treatment of various neuropsychiatric disorders. Unfortunately, just as science was exploring their beneficial effects, the counterculture was exploring and embracing their effects. Slowly but surely, psychedelics were associated with rebellious youth and…
Read MoreThe future of personalized brain stimulation via enhanced cognitive-emotive profiles: Key neurotechnology patent #31
Today we highlight a fascinating 2008 patent describing how to combine a number of neurotechnologies (EEG feedback, TMS brain stimulation, monitoring/ training software) to help “upgrade” one’s cognitive-emotive profile. U.S. Patent No. 7,460,903: Method and system for a real time adaptive system for effecting changes in cognitive-emotive profiles Inventor(s): Jaime A. Pineda, Brendan Z. Allison Technology…
Read MoreNext: Virtual reality therapies to help refine and spread mental health care
Virtual reality therapy is coming (The Washington Post): “Technologists have called 2016 the year of virtual reality
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