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BrainControl – Empowering Patients
BrainControl operates like a mental joystick, using sensors to measure thoughts related to movement to allow patients in a “locked-in” state to communicate pain and wellbeing to their physician. The tool was developed for patients with ALS, MS who historically have been unable to accurately communicate their wellbeing.

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The Frontier of Health 2.0: Full Session
Moderator David Ewing Duncan hosted a panel of speakers including Louis-Philippe Morency from USC, Jonathan Hirsch from Syapse, Adam Gazzaley from UCSF, and Pasquale Fedele of BrainControl. Each speaker demonstrated innovative technology their workplace is developing to include forward-thinking into health care including: robotics, genomics, brain changes, and brain sensors.

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BrainControl: The Frontier of Health 2.0
Pasquale Fedele invented and demonstrated BrainControl, a device that gives people the ability to control assistive technologies with their thoughts through a headset and tablet. BrainControl’s non-invasive advantage could mean big things for those who are unable to communicate verbally. Previously Pasquale also founded Liquidweb, a start-up company focusing on mobile and pervasive technologies.