Amir Bozorgzadeh Cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap on improving brain health with Enhance VR
05/03/23 • 33 min
Dive into the power of Neuroscience and VR to improve brain health with Amir Bozorgzadeh, the cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap.
Brain health as you age affects each and every one of us. Caring for your cognitive well-being is essential for living an independent and fulfilling life. Virtuleap combines neuroscience and virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges.
Virtuleap’s' Enhance VR app is a fun and immersive workout for your brain. Featuring games like Magic Deck, Memory Wall and more that help keep your mind sharp and healthy at any age. See link below to download Enhance VR free.
We also explore how VR's power of embodiment is driving clinical research in treating conditions like ADHD and Long Covid, data safety and ethics, consciousness and the unique challenges researchers at the intersection of new tech and healthcare must overcome - with lighter weight headsets, accessible onboarding and more.
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DOWNLOAD ENHANCE VR FREE:
- AppLab
- SideQuest VR
- Enhance VR games and more available in Alcove VR
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SBIR GRANTS:
- Small Innovation Business Research (SBIR)
- Non-Dilutive Startup Fundraising SBIR Grants for Innovation - YouTube
- TurboSBIR - Grant application support software
DIGITAL BIOMARKERS + REPORTS:
- Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Medical Devices - FDA
- Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostics and Therapeutics Global Market Report 2033 - Increasing use of Biomarkers for Diagnosis Drives Growth
- Digital Biomarkers Market accounted for US$ 3.1 billion in 2022 -Prophesy Market Insights
- The Connected Self: The Era of Digital Biomarkers in Neurology - CFI.co
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Dive into the power of Neuroscience and VR to improve brain health with Amir Bozorgzadeh, the cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap.
Brain health as you age affects each and every one of us. Caring for your cognitive well-being is essential for living an independent and fulfilling life. Virtuleap combines neuroscience and virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges.
Virtuleap’s' Enhance VR app is a fun and immersive workout for your brain. Featuring games like Magic Deck, Memory Wall and more that help keep your mind sharp and healthy at any age. See link below to download Enhance VR free.
We also explore how VR's power of embodiment is driving clinical research in treating conditions like ADHD and Long Covid, data safety and ethics, consciousness and the unique challenges researchers at the intersection of new tech and healthcare must overcome - with lighter weight headsets, accessible onboarding and more.
Support the podcast - subscribe, like and share this episode with your community. Thanks!
DOWNLOAD ENHANCE VR FREE:
- AppLab
- SideQuest VR
- Enhance VR games and more available in Alcove VR
CONNECT WITH US!
SBIR GRANTS:
- Small Innovation Business Research (SBIR)
- Non-Dilutive Startup Fundraising SBIR Grants for Innovation - YouTube
- TurboSBIR - Grant application support software
DIGITAL BIOMARKERS + REPORTS:
- Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Medical Devices - FDA
- Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostics and Therapeutics Global Market Report 2033 - Increasing use of Biomarkers for Diagnosis Drives Growth
- Digital Biomarkers Market accounted for US$ 3.1 billion in 2022 -Prophesy Market Insights
- The Connected Self: The Era of Digital Biomarkers in Neurology - CFI.co
DEMOGRAPHICS:
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On our 8th and final spotlight episode, recorded on January 2021, Espii shares her philosophy on creating narrative VR experiences for theater, music and art - and how the pandemic is ushering in new ways to experience live performance.
Among Espii's many accomplishments in immersive film, art and sound, she is the director of 2019's Girl Icon. Globally, over 130 million girls do not go to school. Step into the life of one girl from India who is inspired by Malala Yousafzai to change her course. Produced in partnership with Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab, Malala Fund and Milaan Foundation.
We also discuss the development of her immersive work, Testigo (Witness), created at Garage Stories and The Bayou Project .
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- Eye-Tracking Methodology and Applications in Consumer Research - Hayk Khachatryan and Alicia L. Rihn, University of Florida
- X Reality Safety Intelligence (XRSI)
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