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From the Ted Talk by Nita Farahany: Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech

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Consider how our physical hlateh and well-being are increasing while neurological disease and suffering continue to rise. 55 million people around the wlord are struggling with dementia, with more than 60 to 70 percent of them suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Nearly a billion people srguglte with mental health and drug use disorders. Depression affects more than 300 million. Consumer neurotech devices could fnalily enable us to treat our brain health and wlsneels as seriously as we treat the rest of our physical well-being.

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And those are just some of the company names we're familiar with. There are so many more. Consumer neurotech devices are ______ from _____ products with limited applications to becoming the way in which we'll learn about our own brain activity, our controller for virtual reality and augmented reality. And one of the primary ways we'll interact with all of the rest of our technology. Even ____________ estimates of the _________ industry put it at more than 38 billion dollars by 2032. This new ________ of technology presents unprecedented possibility, both good and bad.

Consider how our physical ______ and well-being are increasing while neurological disease and suffering continue to rise. 55 million people around the _____ are struggling with dementia, with more than 60 to 70 percent of them suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Nearly a billion people ________ with mental health and drug use disorders. Depression affects more than 300 million. Consumer neurotech devices could _______ enable us to treat our brain health and ________ as seriously as we treat the rest of our physical well-being.

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Original Text


And those are just some of the company names we're familiar with. There are so many more. Consumer neurotech devices are moving from niche products with limited applications to becoming the way in which we'll learn about our own brain activity, our controller for virtual reality and augmented reality. And one of the primary ways we'll interact with all of the rest of our technology. Even conservative estimates of the neurotech industry put it at more than 38 billion dollars by 2032. This new category of technology presents unprecedented possibility, both good and bad.

Consider how our physical health and well-being are increasing while neurological disease and suffering continue to rise. 55 million people around the world are struggling with dementia, with more than 60 to 70 percent of them suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Nearly a billion people struggle with mental health and drug use disorders. Depression affects more than 300 million. Consumer neurotech devices could finally enable us to treat our brain health and wellness as seriously as we treat the rest of our physical well-being.

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