Neurotechnology study examines the age of the brain.

A Colorado neurologist is using wearable neurotechnology and AI to study brain-wave patterns linked to brain age and seizure prediction, and he helped lead state and federal efforts to protect neural data.

Dr. Sean Pauzauskie, a neurologist at UCHealth, is studying brain-wave patterns with wearable devices and artificial intelligence to learn how those patterns change with age and in conditions such as seizures and dementia. Consumer neurotechnology now ranges from headbands and headphones with brain sensors to devices that offer stimulation or neurofeedback. Colorado passed a law expanding privacy protections for neural data two years ago, and Pauzauskie helped draft related federal and state proposals. The reporting describes a mix of medical research and emerging policy work around neural data. Key facts: - Researchers are using wearable devices, including headphones and headbands with brain sensors, to record brain-wave activity outside traditional clinical settings. - Artificial intelligence is being used to detect patterns in brain waves that researchers report can relate to age and to signal when seizures may begin. - Some consumer devices, such as stimulation and neurofeedback headbands, are being studied for conditions including brain fog, depression and anxiety, while others claim to measure aspects like "brain age." - Dr. Pauzauskie is Medical Director of the Neurorights Foundation and led passage of Colorado’s neural-data privacy law. - He helped draft the federal Management of Individuals' Neural Data (MIND) Act and is working on similar bills in other states. Summary: Researchers report that combining wearable neurotechnology with AI can reveal brain-wave patterns that correlate with chronological age and with seizure risk, which informs ongoing clinical studies. At the same time, legal measures to protect neural data have been enacted in Colorado and are being pursued at the federal level and in other states. Further research and legislative work are ongoing.