Brain injury Content / Brain injury Content for Ƶ en New Technology for Measuring Brain Blood Flow With Light /news/new-technology-measuring-brain-blood-flow-light <p>Biomedical engineers at the Ƶ, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example. The new technique, based on conventional digital camera technology, could be significantly cheaper and more robust than prior methods.&nbsp;</p> <p>The work is described in a paper published April 26 in the journal&nbsp;<em>Optica</em>.</p> April 27, 2018 - 9:45am Andy Fell /news/new-technology-measuring-brain-blood-flow-light Startup Cognivive Plans Games as Digital Therapies /news/startup-cognivive-plans-games-digital-therapies <p>A startup company founded by a Ƶ, Davis, neuroscientist is developing video games that act as “digital medicine” to treat children with cognitive impairments, as well as people with cognitive limitations resulting from brain injury or aging. The company, Cognivive, is built on research by co-founder Tony Simon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Ƶ, and others showing that playing action video games can enhance players’ spatiotemporal cognitive abilities.</p> November 06, 2017 - 11:27am Andy Fell /news/startup-cognivive-plans-games-digital-therapies