Digital health meets consumer electronics and brain training

There’s no doubt that the biggest buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas didn’t come from the slimmest of televisions, the most fashionable headphones or even a dancing robot. The buzz of CES 2013 was firmly centred on all things health and the Digital Health Summit is where the action was happening. On the eve of opening Arianna Huffington described what was about to happen in Las Vegas as a ‘Perfect Storm’ “I’m talking about one of those moments in which several trends converge to create something larger, a moment we will look back on as the time everything changed ….. this year’s CES has the potential to be one of the most transformative ever, and that’s because of a significant change in attitude about what role technology can, and should, be playing in our lives. That’s the foundation of this perfect storm”. And in a show that has previously brought such innovation as Xbox and the CD player, the real innovation took place in Digital Health and in most cases, the brain was front and center. It’s perhaps not surprising given SharpBrains’ most recent state of the industry report has found that the global marketplace of digital tools for brain health (or “digital brain health”) surpassed $1 billion in 2012 and is forecasted to reach $6 billion by 2020. From Muse’s brain sensing headband, Huffington’s own ‘GPS for the Soul’, ‘Hapifork’ that tells you when you’re eating too fast and our own online assessment and...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Arianna Huffington behavior change brain brain habits Brain-Fitness Brain-health Brain-Training consumer electronics Consumer Electronics Show digital health digital health inno Source Type: blogs