Adam Molnar, a graduate of the Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan, a collaborative program led by LSA and the School for Environment and Sustainability, and Ramses Alcaide, who received a doctorate in neuroscience at U-M, co-founded Neurable. The company produces wearable devices that can track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease or anticipate when a person with Parkinson’s disease is going to experience a tremor based on brain wave patterns. With devices such as headsets, patches, and contact lenses, this technology could learn things from your brain—like what kind of music you like to play while you’re studying or what light setting you prefer before winding down for bed—and the device could alter your environment without your having to take a single action. 

Read the full story in the Spring 2023 issue of LSA Magazine.