Brain Resource @ 2011 SharpBrains Summit

A Platform for Brain Health Powered by the world’s largest brain database

An Integrative Neuroscience Framework Identifying the brain processes that are common across theories and disciplines Self Regulation Emotion Feeling Thinking

Standardized Assessments We standardized assessments to combine different types of brain information. Standardization was done with expert consensus

Data from standardized assessments collated into the first integrative brain database Database

Products built from Integrative Neuroscience Insights Our core commercial products are powered by the same Brain Resource assessment that is powered by the home computer. Our research products are powered by all Brain Resource Products. Clinical Products Consumer Products Research Products Database

What’s in our Home Computer Assessment ? Questions for Feeling and Self Regulation (<5 min) Cognitive Tasks for Emotion and Thinking (30 min) Motor Tapping Switching of Attention Digit Span Maze Memory Recognition Choice Reaction Time Continuous Performance Test Verbal Interference Emotion Recognition Go/No-Go Delayed Memory Recognition Emotion Identification “ I Find it difficult to relax” “ I respond best to positive feedback”

What are our consumer products? MyBrainSolutions is An Interactive self improvement website that was built using brain insights (what we know gets the brain to make behavior change) to help employees develop new positive habits to maximize wellbeing and personal performance.

What is the Experience? A dashboard with tools to know, train and optimize your brain & track lifestyle improvements. Train your brain using Games & Exercises Track your improvement on your Dashboard Know your brain with our assessment

Behavioral change with fun online tools In addition to brain training exercises, MyBrainSolutions has taken established behavioral change techniques, and developed online exercises for practicing strategies – with fun, engaging tools. Thought Challenger A character travelling along life’s ‘bumpy hills’ adapts to negative situations and thoughts. Associates can use this tool to learn about the connection between thoughts, feeling and behaving by challenging specific negative thoughts and creating more productive thinking habits. Relaxation Room A meditation room allows user to practice relaxation strategies like progressive muscle relaxation and slow breathing. After watching tutorials, users can practice these strategies listening to guided audio tracks or relaxing music. Training with Positive Affirmations helps Associates develop positive self-talk in areas where they often have negative thoughts or doubts. For ex. ‘I feel healthy and happy’ vs. ‘I know I’m going to get sick soon’. After watching tutorials, associates are encouraged to train with their own affirmations or choose from the library. Positive Reflections Writing down at least one thing that went well each day is a tactic to help strengthen our positive memories. Positive Reflections then encourages you to associate any event with a person strength of yours to build a sense of self efficacy – that you have the power to influence your outcomes each and every day.

How can I train my brain to deal with stress better? Heart rate variability based training: Slow breathing to build parasympathetic nervous system dominance that allows you to stay calm, focused and adaptive. MyCalmBeat : a breathing-based brain optimization system

MyGoals lets you set behavior change goals you can track. Let’s take sleep as an example. If you had successfully achieved optimized sleep, what would be different? What would success look like? Make that your goal, and set milestones along the way to reward every inch of your progress. My Goal: 7 Days Straight of Successful Sleep What will success look like for you? This is your GOAL. What will success look like along the way? These are your MILESTONES. What are the regular positive ACTIONS you’ll take every day? (100%): 7 days successful sleep (5%): Set sleep routine & commit! (50%): 3 days successful sleep 7 hour sleep each night Sleep routine each night For example: For example: Working towards goals, and creating new positive behaviors is brain training!

Webinar Series These 60 minute programs will leave your employees feeling empowered and motivate to make positive changes. Follow up tools for brain training online will keep them feeling that way. Additional topics are available, and custom programs to fit with your initiatives are easily achieved. Webinar: Topics Covered: Neuroscience of change *How your brain works & adapts to the world *Biases towards negative/positive information *Brain friendly frameworks for making changes Stress Mastery *The neurobiology of stress *How stress impacts the brain *Tactics to break stress cycles Resilience & Positivity *The neurobiology of positive emotion & resilience *The learning brain & why we need things to go wrong *Tactics to help build positive reserves Memory and Focus *The neurobiology of memory and attention *Tactics to help strengthen memory and focus *’We are what we pay attention to’ – and how to apply this Communication & Relationships *The neurobiology of interacting with others *Power of nonverbal cues and the 5:1 ratio *Tactics to help build quality personal & professional relationships Brain & Body *Impacts of exercise on brain function *Impacts of different food on brain function *Brain based strategies for eating less & exercising more Optimal Sleep *The neuroscience of sleep and sleep regulation *Sleep strategy recommendations *Cognitive behavior approaches to overcoming sleep problems

What do the aggregate reports look like?
Outcome Reports include:
Brain Profile distribution
Productivity results
Effectiveness results
Registration numbers
Satisfaction surveys
Compliance results
Utilization results
Improvement results
Utilization Reports
Outcome Reports
Participation reports for incentive administration

What are our clinical products?
Reports for clinicians include:
Results from Assessment – how patient performed, compared to Norms on each test
Results on ‘markers’ of integrative brain function
Decision Support for various disorders (ADHD, Depression)

What’s our current research initiatives
Ongoing Discovery Projects
Ongoing Projects using Brain Resource Data from www.BrainNet.net
International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment series
Depression
ADHD
Depression Current Status:
N=1,008 patients completed (total n=2,016)
Randomized to SSRIs vs SNRI
Assessed before and after 8 weeks treatment on Webneuro measures (+ genetics, EEG, MRI) 20 sites – US, Europe, Australasia John Rush, head of publication committee

Personalized Medicine Collaboration Brain Resource collaborators coming together to summarize the current status and future direction of treatment predictive markers in Personalized Medicine for the Brain. http://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Neuroscience-Personalized-Medicine-Gordon/dp/0195393805

Thank you! Savannah DeVarney savannah@brainresource.com

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