This document summarizes a neurocognitive IT platform that aims to broaden communication between computers and humans beyond verbal information. It plans to analyze users' cognitive and emotional states through their internet interactions and provide this additional insight without additional equipment. This would allow remote testing for stress levels, mental health, cognitive abilities, and drug use. The team intends to develop the platform and make it available for other developers to create applications for various markets like healthcare, education, human resources, and gaming. They have conducted proof-of-concept studies and aim to develop commercial prototypes and begin sales.

1. Neurocognitive IT platform
04/09/2012

2. About the project
Institute of applied science of RAS
State Medical Academy of Nizhegorodsk
Participation in ISTC project "Commercialization
reactor" in the city of Tomsk, 2010

3. Mission
Before our eyes the splicing of human and
machine takes place
"Internet is the combination of human and
computer" (Vint Cerf, one of the forefathers of
the Internet)
Today this connection functions on the level
of intellect and logic. We want to go further by
teaching the computer to feel the human

4. Problem
 Communication through computer deprives us of
an important part of information about the person
we are communicating with

5. Problem
 We could make better decisions in training, work,
relationships, etc., if we knew more about the
person
 For example, stress level or drug influence

6. Problem
 This additional information is hidden in the
brain
 There are difficulties in acquiring this
information since it is hidden even from it's
"owner" in
the sub-conscious level

7. Problem
 It is common to acquire information through
substances
 A more direct way: to gather information
through devices directly from the brain

8. Problem
Today such methods of information
acquisition are either expensive or not
informative enough

9. Solution
 Transfer from the analysis of substances to
analysis of information through internet
without use of additional equipment

10. Solution
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Reaction Analysis
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Answer
Yes/No
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"Smart" signal

11. Solution
Remote testing for:
– presence and level of stress
– depressive state
– amount of free resources of the organism
– use of drugs/tranquillizers
– cognitive abilities
– ...

12. Business
Mission: Broaden the exchange of information
between computer and human, leaving the boundaries
of verbal conscious information exchange
Goal: to create a cloud platform, which would be
available for use to other developers (crowdsourcing)
Scale: global
Sphere: Information technologies

13. Potential markets
 Human resources management, recruiters
 Operative management
 Consulting
 Parents
 Healthcare and rehabilitation
 Army, sports, security business
 Transport companies
 Research institutes
 Schools
 Individual users
 IT-industry - games, tests, social networks, "smart"
interactive applications, etc.
 ...

14. Business
Neuro-cognitive platform to create different
internet applications
We develop it ourselves and/or
1 2 3 4 … n Others (particular applications)
Health Business Education Entertain
ment
We develop it ourselves
Computer Mobile solutions and/or others (general
solutions solutions)
Neuro-cognitive platform
(algorithms) We develop those ourselves

15. Examples
 Inspecting operators, drivers, teachers, brokers, etc., for
stress, drugs, depression
 Testing applicant's ability to manage stress
 Spreading the work load in the collective according to
personal qualities and resources
 Early diagnostics of the stroke risk
 Preparing athletes for competitions
 Computer games read the gamers state and change the
difficulty, colours, sounds accordingly
 Appearance of new "smart" applications, for example,
personal organizer, which advises what is best to do at
particular moment, etc.

16. Team
 Science:
2 Doctors of Science and 1 Candidate of Science
of biology
Doctor of Science of psychology
Doctor of Science of medicine
Doctor of Science of physics-mathematics
 Business:
An entrepreneur with international experience
 Consultants:
Mentors, venture entrepreneurs in IT

17. Current status
 The technology has been scientifically proved in Russia
 Local, manual prototypes exist
 The technology was presented in the Finnish Laurea institute
and positive feedback was received
 American National Institute of drug abuse (NIDA) has shown
interest in the the studies
 The project entered semi-final of Masschallenge competition
2012 (Boston, USA)
 Negotiations about participation in accelerators in Skolkovo
(Moscow), Startup Access (Boston, USA), Koppicatch.com are
taking place

18. Next Steps
 Deciding the first markets to enter
 Creating web page and promotion materials
 Creating commercial prototypes
 Signing letters of intent / contracts with prospect customers
 Creating the end product and sales

19. Thank you!
See video at http://bit.ly/PreTnF
+371 29 180 580 edgargrant@gmail.com