Men’s Journal tested sleep wearables and named the Somnee Smart Sleep Headband its top active sleep tracker on Apr 7, 2026, citing EEG-based tracking and pre‑bed neurostimulation but noting comfort and data‑reliability issues.
Read moreMIT.nano enrolled 16 startups into its START.nano program in 2025, expanding the accelerator to more than 32 companies. The cohort spans health, semiconductors, quantum hardware and includes Cahira Technologies, a developer of nonsurgical neural implants.
Read moreA poster at Cedars-Sinai’s vMed described AlphaRise, a 2D EEG-based neurofeedback game for people with MS that classifies five brain states, runs 5-minute sessions, and includes a Compassionate Mode to accommodate fatigue.
Read moreA Beijing team published a longitudinal DBS–fMRI dataset from 14 Parkinson’s patients in Nature Neuroscience and found that clinical response correlated with normalization of the somato‑cognitive action network (SCAN). The authors released the data for other researchers and link SCAN changes to potential personalized DBS strategies.
Read moreSlippery Rock junior Carmella Ryan and instructor Shannon McKnight are launching an EEG study of emotional memory that measures the late-positive potential; Ryan narrowed 2,200 words to 120 and the team is recruiting adult participants.
Read moreUT Southwestern’s 28th Capra Symposium showcased clinical uses of virtual reality in surgical training, pain and anxiety reduction, and rehabilitation, and reported pilot data showing >5% peak-VO2 gains in lower-fit participants during immersive exercise tests.
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