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A Behavioral Method of Cognitive Assessment and Training, and Cognitive Decline Remediation (UCLA Case No. 2023-061)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a simple and fast computerized test to assess cognition (and detect possible cognitive impairment), and a novel game-like method to produce cognitive and memory improvements. Background: In the United States, approximately two out of three adults aged 70 and over experience...

Published: 11/7/2023 | Inventor(s): Ladan Shams

Keywords(s): cognitive function, Cognitive Therapy, drift diffusion model, Memory, Mild Cognitive Impairment, multisensory integration, Neurocognitive, Neuropsychological Test, Perceptual Learning, perceptual processing, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sensory System, Software, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods

2023-039 Touch-Based Non-invasive Lithium Monitoring Using an Organo-Hydrogel-Coated Ion-Selective Sensing Interface

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a touch-based sensor for non-invasive, real-time, and accurate lithium-ion monitoring in patients. Background: Lithium salt is one of the most widely utilized psychiatric medications for individuals with bipolar disorder. However, it is difficult to...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin, Jialun Zhu

Keywords(s): anti-dehydration, Biosensor, Drug, drug adherence, Drug monitoring, Electrode, ion selective electrode, Lithium, Lithium Therapy, Nanosensor, organo hydrogel, Pharmaceutical Drug, Prescription Drug, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

2021-293 A BEHAVIORAL METHOD OF COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING, AND COGNITIVE DECLINE REMEDIATION

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a method that could offer a therapeutic approach to counteract cognitive decline and dementia by using a variety of simple computerized tasks to measure and train brain processing. BACKGROUND: Cognitive training approaches, such as online programs that consist of games to improve...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ladan Shams

Keywords(s): Biosensor, Cognitive Therapy, Dementia, Diagnostic Test, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocognitive, Neurocognitive Scientific Method, Neuropsychological Test, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Screening Libraries, Sensory System, Unimodality

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation