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by Bruce Brown | July 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Brainwave detection and cognitive control for relaxation, focus, attention, and performance enhancement are headline promises of wearables that interact with your brain. In late 2015 we wrote about InterAxon’s Muse brainwave-sensing headband and software....
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by Alfred Poor | December 8, 2016 | General News, Health
We’ve covered devices here that actively stimulate your brain using electrical current (such as the Thync), but it’s also possible to alter your mood simply by using technology to monitor your brain activity. With feedback from this information, you can...
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by Bruce Brown | November 28, 2016 | General News, Health
A little bit of stress can be good for us. Performance stress or stress in the face of perceived threats lead to action, sometimes even life-saving, by increasing the heart rate and breathing, tensing muscles, and improving blood flow to the brain. Our immune...
by Bruce Brown | November 9, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The expression “put on your thinking cap” was first used in 1847 according to Merriam-Webster, referring to “a state or mood in which one thinks.” The results of recent military testing by the 711 Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air...
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by Bruce Brown | July 14, 2016 | General News, Health
We won’t even attempt to enumerate the numbers of people who could benefit from better sleep, less stress, improved focus and concentration, deeper learning skills, and the ability to meditate effectively. Let’s just say most of us. Perhaps all of us. So...
