Posts Tagged ‘therapies’
On Brain Awareness Week, mental health innovation, tDCS, biofeedback, psychedelics, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, starting with some ideas to get in the mood for Brain Awareness Week next month (March 15–21st). May BAW 2021 be a hundred times more upbeat than last year’s… #1. Seven brain teasers and a neuroplasticity podcast to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2021 #2. Imagine what this capability…
Read MoreFive reasons to welcome Digital Mental Health innovations
___ Mapping out the Mental Health startup ecosystem (Medium): “Today, 1 in 5 people have a diagnosable mental illness, and 1 in 20 people have difficulty leading their everyday life due to mental illness. However before even talking about the prevalence of the issue?…one must realize how ineffective the current infrastructure is. Here are some…
Read MoreReinventing Brain Medicine, Pharma adopts Digital Therapeutics: Evidence-based videogames, smartphone apps, and sensors
___ From app store to drug store, digital health is redefining pharma’s pipeline (STAT): “The pitches always sounded promising: A new software app could track glucose levels for people with diabetes or soothe the brains of insomniacs. Most pharma executives would politely smile and nod, but then park their money somewhere else. Not anymore.
Read MoreHow can we take cognitive and emotional health interventions–both assessments and therapies–to scale?
Taking cognitive/ emotional assessments and therapies to scale from SharpBrains This presentation took place at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 6–8th, 2016). –> Learn more about the upcoming 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5–7th, 2017). The 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit will feature over thirty of the world’s top experts and innovators working on…
Read MoreTake cognitive/ emotional assessments and therapies to scale
—– Looking forward to the virtual summit next week…we can’t wait to explore and discuss, on Tuesday, December 6th — how to Take cognitive/ emotional assessments and therapies to scale. Three digital health entrepreneurs–who have collectively raised over $75 million in venture capital in the last 18 months– and an investor will discuss their respective visions…
Read MoreNew book on how to practice mindfulness meditation with humor and playfulness
From the outside, meditation appears to be a thoroughly serious endeavor. You have to sit down, dutifully count your breaths and rein in your wandering mind, and practice this every day whether it’s fun or not. But that isn’t Chade-Meng Tan’s approach to mindfulness. The founding chair of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, which started…
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