The two entities have collaborated for years in the application of non-invasive brain stimulation as part of the rehabilitation treatment in patients with different profiles of neurological injuries.
In the BBHI framework,
both entities will study brain function as a potential biomarker for Brain Health.
The Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI) aims to discover what we can do to keep our brains healthy throughout our lives by demonstrating what lifestyle interventions influence the promotion of individual health.
The project researchers will use the Enobio®, a wireless electroencephalography (EEG) system developed by
Neuroelectrics*
to record brain signals from volunteers to assess their cognitive response to a stimulus.
Face-to-face tests
More than 4,500 healthy volunteers between 40 and 65 years old who are participating in the study, which on a regular basis and through different profiles of online questionnaires, have provided information on their styles and life habits. A cohort of 1.000 participants, selected from among the 4,500, will participate in a series of face-to-face tests that will allow BBHI researchers
to study the brain connectivity patterns related with higher brain resilience, in front of the development of neurological or psychiatric diseases.
The intervention protocol in the selected subjects as volunteers includes a cognitive evaluation, a medical evaluation and an MRI, blood sampling and EEG. The EEG test includes a protocol for responsiveness of brain activity to interference with multitasking that will be done with the Enobio® device,
a portable wireless electrophysiological sensor system that records the signals of the brain to a cognitive task with stimulation.
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Neuroelectrics is a Spanish company that works with therapies to alleviate neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Its methodology is a pioneer when combining two disciplines: brain electrostimulation and machine learning.