Global market report into digital health offerings

I have just received the latest newletter from SharpBrains, an inde­pen­dent mar­ket research and think tank track­ing health and pro­duc­tiv­ity appli­ca­tions of neu­ro­science.  In my assessment they are strongly backed by academics, and have a long list of professional articles listed on their blog, including one by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young on why she wrote The Woman Who Changed Her Brain.

They report on fully automated applications designed to assess, monitor and/ or enhance cognition and brain functioning.  Even though the report is available for purchase, they provide an overview which includes a list of the top vendors worldwide.  Some of the sites I'd discovered so far are listed:

• Lumos Labs is listed in the top five
• the Arrowsmith program is listed first on the list of Service-based Companies
• CogMed is listed in the list of companies to watch in 2013/14

I find it encouraging that my research has identified some quality offerings. 

Of course, my challenge has always been which programs are the right ones for A-One's specific cognitive impairments, so that his efforts in brain training translate to real improvements in his quality of life.