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New Brain-Machine Spelling Device Could Help the Paralyzed Communicate:...

Assigning unique patterns of brain activity to each letter of the alphabet lets people answer questions with their thoughts, which might help patients with locked-in syndrome communicate...See it on...

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A Surgical Implant for Seeing Colors Through Sound

Neil Harbisson, a colorblind European artist who has gained fame as a cyborg who "sees" colors through sound, is planning to have an operation that will fuse his listening device to his skull.See it on...

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Mind-Controlled Games Become Reality

Picture this: You put on a headset and relax your mind. Soon you begin controlling an object with your thoughts. Several companies are now bringing this technology to life with affordable headsets that...

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Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life | Video on...

TED Talks When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research...

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‘Mind-Control’ gaming devices leak users’ secrets | KurzweilAI

In a study of 28 subjects wearing brain-machine interface devices built by companies like Neurosky and Emotiv and marketed to consumers for gaming and attention exercises, researchers found they were...

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Brain-controlled: the user interface of the future | Digital Trends

"Brain-computer interfaces are quickly becoming more advanced and accessible, and some of the ways they're being used are truly mind-boggling.Why toil with the pressing of buttons or tilting of...

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8 Amazing Ways Google Glasses Will Change Education - Online Universities

Educators and students can expect to see some amazing changes to the educational experience when Google Glasses show up in the classroom.See it on Scoop.it, via Cognitive Enhancement Technologies

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Einstein Brain Trainer HD v1 0 4 - Android on Mediafire

Feed your brain with a personal coach!If you want to stay young at heart, and sharp mentally, take a few minutes a day and train your brain with Einstein� Brain Trainer HD! Sly fox, studious student or...

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Brain fitness meets HRV and EEG biometrics and neuroinformatics | SharpBrains

"When I started read­ing on the sub­ject of brain fit­ness a few years ago, I rec­og­nized the poten­tial to enhance a vari­ety of brain train­ing approaches, from med­i­ta­tion to cog­ni­tive...

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Games to Sharpen the Brain-Wall Street Journal

If two start-ups have their way, video games might cure more than just boredom. They could also be used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Akili Interactive Labs Inc. of Boston, formed...

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The Extremely Personal Computer: The Digital Future of Mental Health

Your new digital therapist..."t's 2018, and you're not feeling your best. Yesterday, on the phone with Comcast, you forgot your social security number, and had to call your mom to get it. She grew...

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BrainBaseline-Measuring Your Brain's Performance

"BrainBaseline is the first iPad application for measuring how well your brain works. BrainBaseline crosses the ease of use and the multi-touch technology of the iPad with a series of interactive and...

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The Brain Trainers|New York Times

 "Unlike traditional tutoring services that seek to help students master a subject, brain training purports to enhance comprehension and the ability to analyze and mentally manipulate concepts, images,...

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How Science Can Build a Better You

How far would you go to modify yourself using the latest medical technology? "IF a brain implant were safe and available and allowed you to operate your iPad or car using only thought, would you want...

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Brain-Reading Bike Helmet Shows How Stressed You Are | Playbook | Wired.com

"If only cyclists and motorists could read each other’s minds. Think how much better it would be out on the road.MIT computer geek Arlene Ducao has seen such a future. Ducao, a computer programmer and...

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Ray Kurzweil’s new book predicts development of a super ‘digital brain’

"Humans will become capable of feats that now seem impossible — for many of us, in our lifetime — in large part due to expected advances in brain research, posits the inventor and author in his new...

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Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves | Video on TED.com

Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration)....

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Digital Brain Health vs Brain Training vs Brain Games | SharpBrains

The Digital Brain Health market can be broken down into two main technology segments: Software - refers to fully digital and online applications (accessedSee it on Scoop.it, via Cognitive Enhancement...

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Welcome to MyBrainSolutions

Maggie Rouman's insight:"MyBrainSolutions for Parents includes a toolkit that equips you with the resources to better understand and manage ADHD and monitor your child's progress on PoweringUp, which...

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Brain fitness can include playing training games on computers

In decades past, if someone mentioned the word "fitness," he or she was probably talking about calisthenic routines performed in a spandex body suit. Today, the term "fitness" is as likely to...

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How well can you see with your ears? Device offers new alternative to blind...

A device that trains the brain to turn sounds into images could be used as an alternative to invasive treatment for blind and partially-sighted people, researchers have found.See it on Scoop.it, via...

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Trend: Mobile apps to improve vision via perceptual learning | SharpBrains

“ Vision train­ing: Mobile app improved pilots’ vision (Air­craft Own­ers and Pilots Association): “Mil­i­tary pilots (and other test sub­jects) have improved their vision after a few weeks of...

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Happify | Join

Maggie Rouman's insight:"Happify's activities and games are based on breakthrough research from leading academic institutions.This program is designed to train people to disrupt patterns of negative...

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Happify | Scientifically Designed to Improve Emotional Well-being

Maggie Rouman's insight:"Happify's activities and games are based on breakthrough research from leading academic institutions. Our program is designed to train people to disrupt patterns of negative...

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Unlocking Autism, Empowering the Brain | BRAIN POWER | Unlocking Autism,...

Brain-Based software for Google Glass to help children with autism engage their worldMaggie Rouman's insight:What an innovative way to use Google Glass.See it on Scoop.it, via Cognitive Enhancement...

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British woman's anorexia 'cured' by brain implant

In a ‘highly experimental’ operation at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, the woman had a wire inserted to stimulate a part of the brain involved in registering reward.See it on Scoop.it, via...

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Happify | Cutting-edge science-based activities and games

Scientifically Designed Happify's activities and games are based on breakthrough research from leading academic institutions. Our program is designed to train people to disrupt patterns of negative...

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Next: Wearable neurotechnologies to improve sleep and circadian rhythm...

Under Contract with US Army Research Office, Brain State Technologies Makes Wearable Devices for Sleep Enhancement (Sleep Review): "Brain State Technologies LLC has produced prototypes of a...

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Microsoft HoloLens

Microsoft HoloLens is the first fully untethered, holographic computer, enabling high-definition holograms to integrate with your world. Help develop the future of holographic computing. Come unlock...

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These gloves can convert sign language into spoken English

Two students from the University of Washington have invented gloves that can translate sign language into text or speech. Their invention has earned them a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.Maggie...

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