Posts Tagged ‘UCSF’
Update: Humankind’s evolving quest to enhance the brain and the mind
___ Time for the first SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter in the new decade, featuring a range of inspiring and (mostly) promising news about humankind’s evolving quest to enhance the brain and the mind, and a few fun brain teasers :-) New thinking: The NeuroGeneration and Humankind’s Quest to Enhance the Brain UCSF to open innovative neurology clinic to address…
Read MoreUCSF to open innovative neurology clinic to address “diagnostic odyssey”
_____ UCSF to Launch Unique Neurology Clinic Specializing in Difficult-to-Diagnose Cases (press release): “A proposed neurology clinic at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay aims to shortcut the “diagnostic odyssey” faced by many patients with baffling brain symptoms that do not meet the standard criteria for any specific condition. Patients with ambiguous neurological symptoms, but…
Read MoreUCSF, Stanford, VieLight & Lumos Labs at the frontier of brain health & enhancement
On December 7th selected Summit Sponsors and Partners showcased their most promising brain health & enhancement initiatives and solutions. At the frontier with Neuroscape, VR/ AR and Photobiomodulation (recordings require registration; view slidedeck for all am sessions Here) Adam Gazzaley, UCSF Professor of Neurology, presents Neuroscape Dr. Walter Greenleaf, Medical VR/ AR Expert at Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab, provides an overview of health…
Read MoreMeet 40 Experts and Innovators shaping Brain Health & Enhancement on December 5–7th, at the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
We are proud to announce these 40 confirmed Summit Speakers, Chairs and Judges at the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit on December 5–7th. What an incredible brain trust shaping the future of brain health and enhancement! Here are just a few: Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Professor of Neurology and Founding Director of Neuroscape at UCSF Dr. Gazzaley is a faculty member…
Read MoreWitnessing an explosion of consumer-facing neurotechnologies to (potentially) harness lifelong neuroplasticity
— Last week I shared some key scientific, technological and investment trends revolutionizing Brain Health, based on my participation at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, and promised a second article more focused on the technology side of things. Here it is :-) Just a few weeks after the SharpBrains Summit I also attended CES 2017. While I enjoyed the myriad emerging…
Read MoreDr. Michael Merzenich, winner of the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, to speak at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
———- We are proud to share that Dr. Michael Merzenich, Professor Emeritus at UCSF, co-developer of the first cochlear implants, pioneer of neuroplasticity research, co-founder of Scientific Learning and Posit Science, and winner of the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, will speak at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Reinventing Brain Health in the Digital Age (December…
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