Supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s Invention for Innovation (i4i) funding, the project will see researchers Drs George Stothart and Liz Coulthard scale-up testing and development for their innovative ‘Fastball EEG’ dementia assessment at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
‘Fastball’ is a passive, completely non-invasive test which measures patients’ brain waves whilst they watch a series of flashing images displayed on a screen. Developed in-house by the researchers, the technology requires users to wear an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset, which is linked to a computer for analysis.