INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
function.A recent study conducted by researchers from Boston University this year found that 70-year-old participants in a clinical trial
performed certain memory tasks as well as 20-year-olds after exposure to mild electrical neurostimulation
The results were published in April in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience, and reported by Science Daily.Now Humm, a graduate of
the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator program, has raised $2.6 million to commercialize its own product, which draws from years of research into
the effects of electrical stimulation on the brain.The company actually conducted its own study with the University of California at
performance on certain specific memory tests improve roughly 20% above the placebo or control group
It was an improvement approximately 120 times greater than the natural learning effect of the control group in the study, the company
said.Simply put, the electrical stimulation boosts brainwaves and enhances what neuroscientists call working memory, which determines the
amount of information a person can retain at one time
The patch sends out a small electric pulse that triggers neurons to resonate together at a similar frequency
By prompting more neurons to fire in concert, it primes more of the brain to process information.Humm is one of several startups that are
developing neuro-stimulation wearables for all kinds of applications
treat depression; BrainCo is another company looking to improve learning through neurostimulation; while Neuros Medical is using the
In a 15-minute session, our clinical trial shows a 20% improvement in working memory capacity [against placebo] within the first three
as a fancy cup of coffee, and has better results for stimulating productivity.Users just slap a Humm strip onto their forehead and leave it
McIntyre recommends using the patch no more than twice a day.Early access for the device is currently closed (after the Air Force reportedly
put in an order for 10,000 of the devices to trial them), but the company is setting up a waitlist for folks looking to try it out
The company expects its device to be commercially available by the third quarter of next year.
