The Kevin Rose Show

Adam Gazzaley M.D./Ph.D - Improving your brain with medically prescribable video games

Episode Summary

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at UCSF. There he designs and develops novel software-based brain assessment and optimization tools. He is also co-founder of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games. Dr. Gazzaley has filed multiple patents for his inventions, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News.

Episode Notes

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at UCSF. There he designs and develops novel software-based brain assessment and optimization tools. He is also co-founder of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games. Dr. Gazzaley has filed multiple patents for his inventions, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News.