• Popular
    • Medicine
    • Radiology
    • Cardiology
    • Surgery
    • Nanomedicine
    • Military Medicine
    • Rehab
  • Categories
    • Exclusive
    • A-D
      • Anesthesiology
      • Art
      • Cardiac Surgery
      • Cardiology
      • Critical Care
      • Dentistry
      • Dermatology
      • Diagnostics
    • E-I
      • Emergency Medicine
      • ENT
      • Genetics
      • Geriatrics
      • GI
      • Informatics
    • M-N
      • Medicine
      • Military Medicine
      • Nanomedicine
      • Net News
      • Neurology
      • Neurosurgery
      • Nuclear Medicine
    • O-P
      • Ob/Gyn
      • Oncology
      • Ophthalmology
      • Orthopedic Surgery
      • Pathology
      • Pediatrics
      • Plastic Surgery
      • Psychiatry
      • Public Health
    • R-V
      • Radiation Oncology
      • Radiology
      • Rehab
      • Reproductive Medicine
      • Space Medicine
      • Sports Medicine
      • Surgery
      • Thoracic Surgery
      • Urology
      • Vascular Surgery
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Submit PR
  • About
  • Follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
    • Youtube
    • Instagram
    • RSS
  • Submit PR
  • Log in
Medgadget
Medgadget
  • Popular
    • Medicine
      Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

      Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

      Implantable Bioreactor for Kidney Cells

      Implantable Bioreactor for Kidney Cells

      Etched Nanopillars Kill Bacteria, Fungi on Titanium Implants

      Etched Nanopillars Kill Bacteria, Fungi on Titanium Implants

      Cells Release Insulin in Response to Music

      Cells Release Insulin in Response to Music

    • Radiology
      Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer

      Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer

      Portable and Radiation-Free Imaging with Magnetic Nanoparticles

      Portable and Radiation-Free Imaging with Magnetic Nanoparticles

      Imaging Technique Reveals Living Brain Tissue in its Complexity

      Imaging Technique Reveals Living Brain Tissue in its Complexity

      Wearable Ultrasound for Deep Tissue Monitoring

      Wearable Ultrasound for Deep Tissue Monitoring

    • Cardiology
      Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer

      Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer

      3D Printed Heart Muscle Beats

      3D Printed Heart Muscle Beats

      Wireless Patch Monitors, Paces Heart and then Biodegrades

      Wireless Patch Monitors, Paces Heart and then Biodegrades

      Photonic Radar Monitors Breathing from a Distance

      Photonic Radar Monitors Breathing from a Distance

    • Surgery
      Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

      Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

      Droplet Battery Harnesses Ionic Gradients for Bioelectronic Implants

      Droplet Battery Harnesses Ionic Gradients for Bioelectronic Implants

      Implantable Bioreactor for Kidney Cells

      Implantable Bioreactor for Kidney Cells

      Growth Factor-Loaded Microparticles Enhance 3D Bioprinted Muscle

      Growth Factor-Loaded Microparticles Enhance 3D Bioprinted Muscle

    • Nanomedicine
      Nanorobots Release Reactive Oxygen Species to Kill Fungal Biofilms

      Nanorobots Release Reactive Oxygen Species to Kill Fungal Biofilms

      Bottlebrush Nanoparticles Deliver Immunostimulatory Drugs

      Bottlebrush Nanoparticles Deliver Immunostimulatory Drugs

      Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Therapy to the Lungs

      Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Therapy to the Lungs

      Nanoparticles Get Lymphatic Vessels Pumping

      Nanoparticles Get Lymphatic Vessels Pumping

    • Military Medicine
      Wearable Can Take Multiple Sweat Samples

      Wearable Can Take Multiple Sweat Samples

      Wound Dressing Detects Infection, Changes Color

      Wound Dressing Detects Infection, Changes Color

      Device Measures Hemoglobin More Accurately in Dark Skin

      Device Measures Hemoglobin More Accurately in Dark Skin

      Fingertip Sensor Measures Lithium Levels in Sweat

      Fingertip Sensor Measures Lithium Levels in Sweat

    • Rehab
      Optical Strain Sensors for Rehab

      Optical Strain Sensors for Rehab

      Growth Factor-Loaded Microparticles Enhance 3D Bioprinted Muscle

      Growth Factor-Loaded Microparticles Enhance 3D Bioprinted Muscle

      Brain Computer Interface Decodes Speech and Facial Expressions

      Brain Computer Interface Decodes Speech and Facial Expressions

      Semi-Automated Manufacture of E-Skin Sensors

      Semi-Automated Manufacture of E-Skin Sensors

  • Categories
    • Exclusive
    • A-D
      • Anesthesiology
      • Art
      • Cardiac Surgery
      • Cardiology
      • Critical Care
      • Dentistry
      • Dermatology
      • Diagnostics
    • E-I
      • Emergency Medicine
      • ENT
      • Genetics
      • Geriatrics
      • GI
      • Informatics
    • M-N
      • Medicine
      • Military Medicine
      • Nanomedicine
      • Net News
      • Neurology
      • Neurosurgery
      • Nuclear Medicine
    • O-P
      • Ob/Gyn
      • Oncology
      • Ophthalmology
      • Orthopedic Surgery
      • Pathology
      • Pediatrics
      • Plastic Surgery
      • Psychiatry
      • Public Health
    • R-V
      • Radiation Oncology
      • Radiology
      • Rehab
      • Reproductive Medicine
      • Space Medicine
      • Sports Medicine
      • Surgery
      • Thoracic Surgery
      • Urology
      • Vascular Surgery
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Submit PR
  • About
  • Log in
  • Submit PR
  • Follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
    • Youtube
    • Instagram
    • RSS

Notion Brain Computing Platform: Interview with AJ Keller, CEO of Neurosity

March 2nd, 2020 Conn Hastings Exclusive, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Rehab

Neurosity, a neurotech company based in New York, has developed the Notion brain computing platform. The system has a huge range of potential medical applications, including monitoring a patient’s mental health, to diagnosing concussions, to allowing paralyzed patients to control electric wheelchairs. The headset can do this because it incorporates sensors that detect brain activity and translates those signals into specific commands.

Notion is the first “brain reading computer,” according to the people behind the technology, and despite being able to connect to the internet it is largely self-reliant, incorporating a CPU, RAM, sensors, and apps within the headset itself. The computing processes take place within the headset, a device which is as powerful as a Macbook Air, rather than on a remote computer, which sets the device apart from other neuro devices that can read brain waves.  

The developers claim that the system will be a game changer for people who use an electric wheelchair. They would only need to think about the wheelchair moving in order to control it. This would be particularly useful for people who struggle with conventional controls for electric wheelchairs, or those who can’t use them at all.

Neurosity are developing apps for the system themselves, but have also made it possible for independent app developers to create their own apps that can take advantage of the hardware. The company hopes that there will eventually be a wide array of apps to choose from on a platform similar to a smartphone app store.

Medgadget had the opportunity to talk to AJ Keller, co-founder and CEO of Neurosity, about the technology.

Conn Hastings, Medgadget: Please give us an overview of the current state of the art with regard to devices that can read brain waves. What are their limitations?

AJ Keller: In terms of current devices that read brain waves, they typically require large nets of sensors, preparation on each sensor location, and require constant attention from the person administering the brain wave reading. These sensor nets feed into large expensive amplifiers, with up to 256 sensor connections, that are hardwired into a computer for data collection. Most of the time the data processing and signal analysis occurs after the experiment is conducted. These systems are inaccessible to the public, can’t leave the lab, and the research performed using them can’t be implemented in the real world.

Medgadget: How does Notion differ from other pre-existing neurological monitoring devices?  

AJ Keller: Notion is the first and only “brain-reading computer” which combines computers, brain sensors, and internet connectivity all in one device you wear on the back of your head. Notion has eight sensors that allow for a preparation free recording, enabling high-quality EEG recordings in seconds versus other neurological monitoring devices that can take dozens of minutes to set up. Also, Notion includes computing power. Neurosity will allow third-party developers to create never-before possible applications to run right on the ‘headwear.’

As powerful as a MacBook Air, Notion is certified by the FCC, uses the Linux OS and includes 8 sensors that image the brain at 250 times per second. Notion’s power comes from its quad core 1.2 GHz CPU, 4 GB flash storage, 1 GB RAM plus internet connectivity, creating the first and only all in one device you wear on the back of your head.

Medgadget: Please give us an overview of the potential medical applications of Notion, including wheelchair control, seizure and concussion detection, and mental health monitoring/diagnosis. Would users need a period of training, to learn how to use the device to control a wheelchair, for example?

AJ Keller: The first medical application Notion can enable is real-time concussion detection. This can be extremely helpful in scenarios from the NFL to the military. It works like this: A player or soldier takes regular scans and evaluations with the Notion to build a typical neurological profile. Then after a large impact, a scan would determine if the detrimental activity resulted in an impairment of typical neurological ability.

We also foresee a range of applications around depression treatment which would require a period of training sessions. Notion has the ability to run machine learning locally and store that data in its Secure Enclave, so it’s the safest way to monitor brain changes over time. For example, a doctor may have a patient wear the device for a few minutes a day to assess their state of mood and emotion. The data would be saved and reviewed by the doctor over time to see subtle changes in an emotional state. This would allow a doctor to make changes to medications sooner.

For wheelchair control, users would go through a training period that uses machine learning to learn how the user’s brain activity changes while imagining different body parts such as arms and legs. For example, a user imagines moving their left foot and the left wheel moves forward and imagining the right foot makes the right wheel move forward.

Medgadget: When will this technology be widely available for these applications? Can the system currently be used for such medical applications, or is this in development?

AJ Keller: For the next couple years we’ll be working to improve signal quality and comfort. This will lead to an FDA clearance for EEG monitoring in 2–3 years. We have begun working with a range of application developers who will write and verify efficacy for its use in these medical applications. We plan for a wide general availability in 2023 for the first use in medical applications.

Medgadget: How does the system protect user data? Do people have unique brainwave patterns? Is this a privacy/security concern?

AJ Keller: Privacy is built into every part of Notion. It’s the only device that features authentication and industry-standard data encryption. We have several applications which require the user to provide their usernames and passwords to grant authorization to their brain wave metadata. The device continuously processes raw brain wave data to produce metadata, and the raw brain wave data is deleted once it’s no longer being processed. And raw brain wave data is always being overwritten as new raw brain wave data is collected. Research shows us that people’s reaction to certain images and sounds is unique, so yes, they have unique brain wave patterns.

Medgadget: Where do you see this type of technology going in the future?

AJ Keller: Our technology will help to solve some of the biggest questions humans have about the way they interact with people and the world. Why do we react a certain way when someone triggers us? Why are some days mentally tougher than others? How can we prevent ourselves from wandering into moments of depression through continuous brain activity monitoring? These questions are only really answered when we democratize and provide billions of people with the tools to become masters of their own subconscious. A future with Neurosity is private, secure, and filled with more moments of happiness through the control of emotional and mental states.

Here are a couple videos that highlight the possibilities of the Neurosity. The first shows how a light switch can be controlled and the second how the scroll feature can be used on a tablet by simply thinking about it:

Link: Neurosity homepage…

Conn Hastings

Conn Hastings received a PhD from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for his work in drug delivery, investigating the potential of injectable hydrogels to deliver cells, drugs and nanoparticles in the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. After achieving his PhD and completing a year of postdoctoral research, Conn pursued a career in academic publishing, before becoming a full-time science writer and editor, combining his experience within the biomedical sciences with his passion for written communication.

Sponsored
Clarius L20 HD3 Receives Highest Image Quality Ranking Among Five Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices

Clarius L20 HD3 Receives Highest Image Quality Ranking Among Five Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices

Viral Vector Manufacturing in Gene Therapy and Vaccine Development

Health and Clean Air: Why Indoor Ventilation Matters

Health and Clean Air: Why Indoor Ventilation Matters

New Survey Finds Strong Consumer Preference for More Natural Hernia Repair Options

MedTech Outlook 2023 for Latin America Released

MedTech Outlook 2023 for Latin America Released

interviews & reviews
Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

UV-Free Air Decontamination: Interview with Sorel Rothschild, VP at Quantum Innovations

UV-Free Air Decontamination: Interview with Sorel Rothschild, VP at Quantum Innovations

EarliPoint Evaluation System for ASD Diagnosis: Interview with Tom Ressemann, CEO of EarliTec Dx

EarliPoint Evaluation System for ASD Diagnosis: Interview with Tom Ressemann, CEO of EarliTec Dx

Visually Guided Uterine Biopsies in Physician’s Office: Interview with Allison London Brown, CEO of LUMINELLE

Visually Guided Uterine Biopsies in Physician’s Office: Interview with Allison London Brown, CEO of LUMINELLE

AI-Powered Pain Relief: Interview with Claire Smith, VP at Nevro

AI-Powered Pain Relief: Interview with Claire Smith, VP at Nevro

MISHA Knee Shock Absorber: Interview with Anton Clifford, CEO of Moximed

MISHA Knee Shock Absorber: Interview with Anton Clifford, CEO of Moximed

Shelf-Stable Breast Milk Powder: Interview with Dr. Vansh Langer, CEO at BBy

Shelf-Stable Breast Milk Powder: Interview with Dr. Vansh Langer, CEO at BBy

  • Subscribe
  • Contact us
  • Submit
  • About
  • Back to top
Medgadget

Medical technologies transform the world! Join us and see the progress in real time. At Medgadget, we report the latest technology news, interview leaders in the field, and file dispatches from medical events around the world since 2004.

  • About
  • Editorial policies
  • Contact
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy
  • Submit press release
  • Advertise
© Medgadget, Inc. All rights reserved. | The Medical Revolution Will Be Blogged.
Please support this website by adding us to your whitelist in your ad blocker. Ads are what helps us bring you premium content! Thank you!
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Email