Table of Contents
Transforming Brain Health with Digital Tools to Assess, Enhance and Treat Cognition across the Lifespan: The State of the Brain Fitness Market 2010
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. A Bird’s-Eye View of the Growing Field
– A Market in the making: size, segments and themes
– Value proposition and business models per customer segment
– Major Developments in 2009/ 2010: Policy, Demand, Supply, Science
– Policy: from disease treatment to enhancing cognition and mental wellness across lifespan
– Demand: employers, insurers and health plans join consumers and seniors’ communities
– Science: from Magic Pills to Tools in the Toolkit
– Supply: finally, scalable assessments and integrated solutions
– Navigating the digital brain health technology landscape
– Interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich — harnessing neuroplasticity
Chapter 2. Market Survey of Priorities, Beliefs, and Habits
– March 2010: Survey of 1,900 decision-makers and early adopters
– Key take-aways
– Ranking of Brain Functions to Thrive in the XXI century
– Beliefs and Habits
– Public Awareness Priorities
– Purchase history and comparative customer satisfaction
– Customer satisfaction for four top products
– Purchase intentions over next 12 months.
– Survey details and demographic information
Chapter 3. The Emerging Competitive Landscape
– Navigating the landscape for assessments, therapies, training and services
– The SharpBrains Research-Market Momentum Matrix
– Summary table: SharpBrains’ Take on thirty-two Companies
– Seven Leaders: Company Profiles
– Five High Potentials: Company Profiles
– Two Crosswords 2.0: Company Profiles
– Six Wait & See: Company Profiles
– Six Innovative Service Models
– Six Innovative Start-Ups
Chapter 4. 2010 Innovation Awards: Ten Case Studies
– Innovation Case Studies: Summary Table
– Judging Panel, Criteria and Results
– Arrowsmith Program: Finalist
– USA Hockey: Grand Prize Winner
– Nationwide Mutual Insurance: Silver Prize Winner
– University Behavioral HealthCare: Finalist
– Allstate: Silver Prize Winner
– AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: Finalist
– Saint Luke’s Brain and Stroke Institute: Finalist
– Oakland Unifi ed School District: Finalist
– Mental Health Association of Rockland County: Finalist
– SCAN Health Plan: Finalist
Chapter 5. Research & Development: 23 Research Executive Briefs on Measuring & Enhancing Brain Fitness
– Recent Findings in Context
– Debunking 10 typical myths
– Research Executive Briefs: Summary Table
– Cognition, neuroprotection and aging: A Nunes (Illinois), J Steinerman (Einstein-Montefiore)
– Measuring and enhancing driving fi tness: N Cassavaugh (Illinois), J Edwards (South Florida)
– Survey of evidence-based cognitive training methodologies: T Alloway (Stirling), S Jaeggi & M Buschkuehl (Michigan, Bern), T Klingberg (Karolinska), E Zelinski (USC Davis), D Vance (UAB), J Edwards (South Florida)
– Cognitive value and limitations of 3 types of commercial videogames: R Haier (Mind Research Network), D Bavelier & S Green (Rochester), A Kramer (Illinois)
– Current and future computerized therapies: D Learmonth (City), D Bavelier & B Hubert-Wallander (Rochester),
– Emerging brain-based markers: J Steinerman (Einstein-Montefiore), B Gibson (Notre Dame), Y Stern (Columbia), D Rabiner (Duke)
– Emerging clinical tools (neurofeedback, TMS, tDCS): L Hirshberg & E Festa (Brown), J Cooney Horvath & A Pascual Leone & F Fregni(Harvard)
– Interview with Dr. Martin Buschkuehl — Crossword puzzles vs. cognitive training
Chapter 6: K12 Schools
– Key trends and players
– New Federal Fund enables signifi cant Scientific Learning growth
– What Works Clearinghouse’s take on Fast ForWord, Earobics, Read, Write & Type!
– Reinventing education: from content transfer to personalized capacity development
– Perspective by Tracy Alloway — Working Memory predicts academic performance
Chapter 7: Employers
– Key trends and players
– Sports Teams: detect, treat Traumatic Brain Injury
– Sports Teams: improving Win Ratios
– Military applications: detect, treat Traumatic Brain Injury
– Military applications: accelerate learning, training, performance
– Corporate America: new brain-based solutions to wellness and training
– The Mature Workforce adds urgency to brain fitness innovation
– Interview with Prof. Daniel Gopher – cognitive Simulations to enhance performance
Chapter 8: Consumers
– Key trends and players
– Focus groups: 50+ consumers want useful, challenging fun
– AARP survey: 65+ consumers want health and independence (not antiaging)
– Demographic profi le of “cognitive gym” members
– AAA promotes cognitive training for driving fitness
– New assessments: validated Alzheimer’s screening, brain fitness action plans
– From standalone products to integrated online/ mobile platforms
– Claims by BBC Brain Test Britain muddle the waters (yes, more)
– Interview with Peter Kissinger — maintaining driving fitness as we age
– Perspective by Dr. Elizabeth Zelinski on BBC Brain Test Britain
– Checklist for consumers evaluating products
Chapter 9: Providers
– Key trends and players
– Health reform and Mental Parity Law drive adoption of fi rst Brain-based Clinical Decision Support Systems
– National Institute of Health (NIH) Panel on AD/ Cognitive Decline Prevention: our Analysis
– Continued Growth of “Brain Fitness Centers” in Senior Living communities
– Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as first-line treatment in the UK
– US Health Plans and Insurers Expand Cognitive Wellness, Retraining, Rehab Toolkits
– Reinventing TBI and schizophrenia care
– Interview with Patrick Donohue – new frameworks and tools to standardize care
– Perspective by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg – why and how neuropsychology needs to guide pharmacology
– Perspective by Dr. David Rabiner — comparing Working Memory Training & medication treatment for ADHD
– Checklist for providers selecting brain fitness programs and solutions
Chapter 10: Future Directions: Projections and Bottlenecks
– 2010–2015 Market Outlook
– 2015 Growth Projections and Scenarios
– Category risks and mitigation
– Five Perspectives by thought-leaders and decision-makers
– Interview with Dr. John Docherty — Technology as the missing link to enable a brain-based model of Brain Care
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