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Company licenses researchers’ ADHD software
Newly-developed software by researchers at the University of Wollongong -- shown to benefit children’s cognitive skills and behaviour – has now been licensed to an Australian company.
The novel training system, developed by Dr Stuart Johnstone and Associate Professor Steven Roodenrys at UOW’s School of Psychology, has been licensed to an Australian-based neurocognition software company for commercialisation.
The system comprises software that helps children improve their attention, memory and impulse control skills and is used in conjunction with a NeuroSky Mindset (worn by children), which allows for EEG data to help monitor and improve cognitive training outcomes.
A Manager of Innovation and Commercialisation at UOW, Dr Gavin Dixon, said the intellectual property associated with this technology has been exclusively licensed to Neuro Cognitive Software Pty Ltd for commercialisation in the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) field.
“A UOW-run pilot study has shown the training method to be beneficial in altering the behaviour of children with ADHD. A provisional patent application has been filed that covers the system,” Dr Dixon said.
The UOW team is now looking for more children, aged between seven and 14, to take part in an extension of the research study.
Dr Johnstone, who has been researching the brain activities of children with ADHD for 14 years, hopes the study will help children improve their attention, memory and impulse control skills. Children volunteering for the study will be involved in playing two games – one is focused on controlling impulses and the other is a memory game.
For general information see the following website here
Parents wishing to include their child in the project should call Dr Stuart Johnstone on 4221 4495.
Media seeking more information should call Dr Gavin Dixon on 4221 5029.