Thync
Thync is a startup funded by Khosla Ventures, selling an electronic wearable device it claims will improve mood.[1] Its makers claim the device works by neurostimulation techniques such as TENS and tDCS.
Some trial users feel no effect while others claim benefits.[2]
One evaluator compared it drinking an espresso accompanied by a tingle of prickly heat behind the ear.[3]
The Food and Drug Administration has declined to classify it as a medical device under their purview.[3]
References
- ↑ Darrell, Larry (9 October 2014). "Thync Raises $13 Million In Funding Led By Khosla Ventures; Combines Neuroscience And Consumer Tech". Bidnessetc.
- ↑ Kevin Bullis (March 12, 2015). "The Electric Mood-Control Acid Test". Technology Review. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- 1 2 Geoffrey Fowler (July 21, 2015). "This Gadget Gives You a Low-Voltage Pick-Me-Up". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- B2 US US9014811 B2, PAL, Sumon K.; Jonathan CHARLESWORTH & Remi Demers et al., "Transdermal electrical stimulation methods for modifying or inducing cognitive state", issued 2013
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