Researchers use brain imaging and machine learning to predict which high-risk infants will develop autism. Credit: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities.
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Time for SharpBrains’ June e-newsletter, featuring fascinating scientific findings, promising assessments, therapies and brain health monitoring tools…and some fun optical illusions 
New research
- Study combines neuroimaging with machine learning to predict, with 96% accuracy, whether high-risk 6-month-old babies will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by age 2
- Cognitive Training or Gingko Biloba to prevent cognitive decline and dementia? New comprehensive report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine clarifies priorities for public health and for future research
- Neuroimaging study finds extensive brain rewiring–in just six months–among illiterate adults learning to read and write
- Children with ADHD should be reevaluated each year, since attention problems perceived by teachers are far less stable than we imagine
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New tools
New tools- Mindstrong Health raises $14 million to modernize the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders via artificial intelligence (AI) and smartphones
- The FDA creates new Digital Health unit to reimagine regulatory paths in the age of scalable, AI-enhanced innovation
- Neurotech start-up Rythm raises $11 million more to develop and commercialize sleep-monitoring headband Dreem
- Savonix raises $5.1 million to commercialize mobile neurocognitive assessment in the US, China and Japan
- The dual challenge ahead of Facebook’s Typing-by-Brain project: 1) develop the neurotechnology, 2) develop the science
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New thinking
New thinking- In honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, let’s discuss 10 Key Facts To Harness Brain Plasticity And Prolong Brain Health
- 11 early-stage neurotech entrepreneurs receive award by The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI)
- Coming soon near you: Smartphones, fridges and cars with emotional intelligence
- 5 Must-Read Articles, and an Online Course, to Help Children with ADHD
- Measuring physiological responses–including brain activity–to design stimulating, “conscious” cities
Upcoming Events
- Brain Health Challenge by MIT Solve (Submissions due August 1st)
- BrainFutures 2017: September 6-7th in Washington, DC
- 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th, 2017)
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Finally, you may want to Test your Brain and Mind with these 9 Classic Optical Illusions
Have a great summer!
The SharpBrains Team