Future Applications

SynSonix, Inc. William J. Tyler is a co-founder and CSO of SynSonix, Inc. The foundation of SynSonix is its ultrasonic neuromodulation technology, which uses pulsed ultrasound to noninvasively stimulate brain activity. SynSonix is primarily focused on developing noninvaisve brain stimulation devices for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy. Through a unique strategic partnership, SynSonix is also actively engaged in engineering novel brain-machine interfaces based on its platform ultrasonic neuromodulation technology. MyBrainCloud.net MyBrainCloud.net is a concept application of noninvasive brain stimulation using pulsed ultrasound, which is likely to emerge in the future. The concept is essentially to provide individual users with a personalized connection port through which various brain stimulation protocols can be administered in an open access manner using cloud computing. This technology has many broad applications ranging from at-home medicine to recreational applications such as interactive video gaming and virtual experience downloading. Notes on Graphical Representation of the Concept In mid-December 2005, the diminutive Amsterdam Island made waves—not in the Indian Ocean where it resides, but in the clouds overhead. Described casually as wave clouds, these features took on the shape of a giant ship before blending in with a larger cloud formation to the north and east. The wave cloud image originally a NASA image acquired by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Teat at NASA GSFC was superimposed with a graphic illustrating the concept of a ultrasonic brain-machine interface combined with current cloud computing concepts. Reference: W.J. Tyler et al., 2010. Noninvasive functional neurosurgery using ultrasound. Nature Reviews Neurology, 6(1), 13-14. PDF