We are building a wearable that keeps brains healthy by enhancing people’s slow-wave sleep. Between the ages of twenty and fifty, individuals’ slow-wave sleep decreases by 80%. This loss is tied to many age-associated cognitive effects including less mental sharpness, a weaker memory, and an increase in plaques associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. We are adapting a neural stimulation technique that enhances slow-wave sleep to the unique needs of older adults and packaging this technology in a comfortable and easy-to-use headband.

Team Members

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Project Mentors, Sponsors, and Partners

• Youseph Yazdi, PhD

• Soumyadipta Acharya, MD, MSE, PhD

• Peter Abadir, MD

• Bryan Hansen, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC

• Adam P. Spira, PhD

• Mark Wu, MD, PhD

• Nicholas Salvatore Reed, AuD

• William G. Coon, PhD

Course Faculty

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