NeuroTechX Showcase

Dear NeuroTechX enthusiast,
after a successful season 1 I'd like to invite you to follow season2's livecasts :

NeuroTechX Showcase: Applications (hardware and software)

SUBSCRIBE HERE:
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/neurotechx-showcase---2/2

This brand new season is dedicated to custom projects from all over Canada, with a special focus on Toronto's community but touching upon projects with multiple partners in North America and beyond.
You will see groundbreaking demos and prototypes and learn about new technologies (both hardware and software) related to wearable systems, augmented reality, Brain Computer Interfaces, clinical EEG, arts and body telemetries and much more...
Come and learn with us about the devil in the details.

Cris&John

Episode 2: Shannon Snaden & Ty McKinney

8 Bit Cortex is building an app that gamifies the collection of mental wellness data and applies theory-based analytics to provide personalized actionable insight. After a few pivots, we have refined our focus in developing this technology towards addressing the plague of burnout in the workplace. Join co-founders Ty McKinney, PhD, and Shannon Snaden, MBA, for an engaging presentation on the neuroscience that underlies burnout, a demonstration of how our technology can help you understand your own mental wellness, and a more broad conversation about our journey in creating the business case for our technology.

Shannon's bio

Shannon Snaden graduated from the MBA program in 2019 at University of Calgary where she learned about Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This introduced her to the entrepreneurship and neuroscience community in Alberta. She has been a finalist in three 2020 MIT COVID-19 Challenges, finished in the Top 3 at a TechStars hackathon, and has placed 1st in the IXL Global Innovation Olympics. She brings her experience in strategy, continuous improvement and marketing as co-founder of 8 Bit Cortex. In her spare time she enjoys travelling across Canada, deep sea fishing, and visiting hot springs.

Ty's bio

Dr. Ty "the NeuroGuy" McKinney researches and develops technology for mental health tracking, from brainwaves to smartphones. His 10 years of academic research expertise is complimented by over 5 years of experience promoting innovative neuroscience research and communicating its impact to the community through his role as Research Director for Branch Out Neurological Foundation. Ty also co-founded the Calgary-based mental health tech company 8-Bit Cortex to gamify mental wellness tracking tools and offer burnout prediction services to support workplace wellness initiatives. When not thinking about the brain, Ty can be found exploring nature, getting creative in the kitchen, or planning his inevitable transition to living in a Wi-Fi-equipped tiny home in either Scandinavia, the Utah dessert, or the Canadian Rockies.