MIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a 'disco' of light and sound to treat Alzheimer's disease
, delivered via a special headset, can slow the disease in patients by stimulating their brains. The company just raised $73 million from investors to evaluate its technology in about 500 people with early- to midstage Alzheimer's disease.
Cognito's headset is based on research by the MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai, who cofounded the company with the MIT neurotechnology professor Ed Boyden. At MIT, Tsai and her team "The effect reaches key parts of the brain, such as the prefrontal cortex, where we do planning and reasoning, and the hippocampus, where we create memories," she said.
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