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July 13, 2020

A cap that can diagnose Alzheimer’s early

Belfast-based BrainWaveBank wants to make it easy and cheap to track brain activity


Maija Palmer

3 min read

The team at BrainWaveBank are hoping that a neoprene cap with a series of electrodes on the inside can become a tool for helping diagnose neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression faster and more accurately.

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