Startups are looking to disrupt the treatment of brain disorders by merging technology and neuroscience. They claim that advancements in brain imaging, coupled with the use of tiny electrical currents, have allowed them to create headsets that can change the way parts of the brain communicate. These startups also claim their products could help treat a range of diseases, including depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
One such company, Cerestim, is leveraging advancements in how brain activity can be monitored and altered to bring discoveries out of the laboratory and into the real world. Cerestim is developing a headset to treat depression and other disorders using a technique called transcranial brain stimulation, which addresses a huge gap in the current treatment methodology.
