App store for your brain: reading brain waves to fix sleep, pain, learning
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Can you deliver medical treatment by changing brainwaves instead of injecting drugs? Elon Musk has recently implanted his first Neuralink into a human patient. But can we get neurotech medical treatment without drilling holes in our skulls? Maybe ... According to Element, a startup with roots in MIT, we can. And they say they can read your brainwaves, manipulate them, and fix issues like sleep disorders, tremors, pain, as well as speeding up learning.  Today we're chatting with Meredith Perry, the CEO and former NASA astrobiology Researcher, plus Dr. David Wang, co-founder and CTO, who has a PhD in AI from MIT. This technology could potentially treat medical conditions ranging from sleep disorders and tremors to learning difficulties. We also discuss the future of medtech, envisioning an 'app store for the brain' where individualized treatments can be downloaded like apps, focusing on promoting the most optimized state of health for any given individual through real-time detection and diagnosis. 00:00 Intro to Neurotech and Neurostimulation 00:33 Welcome and Introduction of Guests 01:31 Understanding the Concept of Elemind's Neurotech Device 02:59 Exploring the Form Factor of the Device 04:23 How it works 07:28 Effectiveness and Impact of the Device 13:05 Future Plans and Vision for the Device 18:52 Potential and Impact of the Device on Healthcare 21:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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