The science fueling Axite

Unlocking Your Brain's Narrative

Imagine your smartphone as a detailed log of your interactions with the world. Every tap, scroll, and swipe on the touchscreen is a discrete behavioral event that reflects underlying neural processing. In fact, smartphones have become a ubiquitous source of complex visual information, largely driven by these very touchscreen interactions.

At Axite, we leverage this rich stream of real-world behavioral data by synchronizing it with direct measurements of your brain activity using user-friendly EEG headsets designed for at-home use. Our EEG headset allows for a quick, 5-minute setup in the comfort of your home, eliminating the need for time-consuming clinic visits.

The key to our NeuroJournal lies in the ability to time-lock EEG signals to these precise smartphone interaction events, captured at millisecond resolution. This allows us to analyze the brain activity associated with your real-world behaviors using well-established neuroscientific frameworks. By comparing your brain activity against our biomarkers database of healthy cognitive functions, we offer continuous monitoring of your cognition through our intuitive app or software license.

How Axite Works:

Deciphering Brain Signals in the Real World

Our approach is built on a strong foundation of neuroscientific research that demonstrates the interpretability of neural signals during everyday smartphone use. For example, studies have shown that:

• Neural signals surrounding smartphone touchscreen events reveal distinct patterns of brain activity related to motor preparation for touch, visual information processing, and even memory encoding. Specifically, a contralateral motor preparation followed by visual processing and information consolidation has been observed.

• Researchers have successfully differentiated brain activity associated with intentional, goal-directed touches from similar, non-goal-directed movements that don't result in a screen interaction. Notably, non-goal-directed movements show dampened neural signals and can uniquely evoke error-related signals. This highlights how even seemingly inconsequential actions on our phones are processed by the brain in distinct ways.

• By continuously monitoring brain activity in real-world settings, we aim for the early identification of even subtle neurological changes, potentially long before they manifest in more obvious ways. Establishing a baseline of your typical brain function allows us to detect deviations that might warrant further investigation.

Our innovative approach moves beyond traditional brain health monitoring methods that often rely on artificial tasks in controlled laboratory settings, which may not fully capture the complexity of real-world neural processing. Axite provides real-world insights by passively recording brain functions as you go about your day.

We believe that studying brain activity in the context of everyday smartphone interactions is not only relevant to understanding a common behavior but also crucial for discovering how a range of neural processes are orchestrated to generate behavior that is truly meaningful to daily life.

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Explore the Science Further:

For those interested in delving deeper into the scientific underpinnings of Axite, we invite you to explore relevant research in this field. Studies utilizing EEG to analyze neural activity during smartphone interactions and differentiate between goal-directed and non-goal-directed movements provide a strong foundation for our technology.

• For example, research published in Neuroimage: Reports has detailed the neural signals surrounding smartphone interactions, distinguishing between goal and non-goal-directed movements by combining EEG data with kinematic recordings and artificial neural networks. This work highlights the unique neural processes engaged during smartphone use and the potential for studying real-world behavior through this lens.

• Further investigations into the temporal dynamics of smartphone interactions and their relationship with cognitive functions offer additional insights into the richness of behavioral data captured by smartphones.

By continuously monitoring your brain activity in conjunction with your smartphone usage, Axite acts as your personal NeuroJournal, providing a unique window into your cognitive well-being in the flow of your daily life.

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