Elevvo High Performance

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1 Elevvo High Performance Elevvo High Performance is a neurotechnology for cognitive enhancement oriented to professionals that work with population that need the maximum cognitive competence such as athletes, high executive, army, etc. The technology is designed to generate individualized neuroplastic changes, which optimize the functioning of brain areas related to cognitive performance. Elevvo is an intervention and evaluation tool, since it includes programs for cognitive improvement with individual training interventions and neurocognitive and neurophysiological evaluations to monitor the progress and follow-ups. Elevvo High Performance is currently being applied to high executives, security forces, pilots and air traffic controllers, high level athletes, professors, journalists, etc., with the objective of increasing cognitive competences to at the maximum level that meets work-related demands.

2 Which cognitive functions does Elevvo High Performance enhance? In the scientific studies carried out, Elevvo has proven to be effective in enhancing the following cognitive functions: Working memory: Capacity of temporarily holding information available for processing and manipulate it. Processing speed: Capacity that establishes the relationship between cognitive execution and elapsed time. Sustained attention: Capacity of maintaining focused attention and remain vigilant to specific stimuli during long periods of time. Main characteristics Effectiveness Cognitive enhancement between 10% and 30% in all the studies conducted to date. Technical-scientific rigorousness Patented, developed and validated following rigorous scientific and technological standards. Simplicity and comfort Easy to use by professionals with simple interventions for the users. Comfortable and with portable design to carry out sessions anywhere. Individualization of interventions Based on advanced neurotechnology that adapts individually to the physiology, state, and evolution of brain activity of each user throughout training sessions. Integral programs They include the cognitive training, the pre/post neurocognitive and neurophysiological evaluations, and a generator of result report.

3 Where do I apply it? Neurotechnology oriented for professionals that require high cognitive performance such as athletes, army or special corps. Executive employees The use of Elevvo in executive employees can be oriented to increase specific cognitive functions necessary to overcome the high work demands, avoiding saturation due to the continuous exposure to different stimuli and enabling multitasking. Athletes The use of Elevvo in elite athletes is directed towards fomenting key cognitive functions for good attention and concentration and good management of stress, resulting in high performances. Other profiles The use of Elevvo in security forces, pilots, air traffic controllers, etc. can be oriented to improve the key cognitive functions that enable information processing and fast decision making, as well as dealing with stringent deadlines and high levels of stress to which they are submitted to.

4 What does Elevvo High Performance include? Elevvo High Performance includes hardware technology for the recording of brain activity, and software to carry out the sessions comfortably, predefined Intervention and Follow-up Programs, and result Reports for user follow-up. Hardware Elevvo High Performance equipment is a portable electroencephalogram (EEG) system for the recording of brain activity. It is a mobile and wireless equipment that does not require conductive substances to operate. Set-up time is under 2.5 minutes, on average. Base Software Elevvo software enables management of users, execution of Intervention and Follow-up Programs and processing of the result Reports. Programs The Elevvo High Performance Programs include neurophysiological and neurocognitive Evaluations and automated Training Sessions. Reports The Elevvo Reports are created automatically and enable the objective evaluation of the results obtained in the Intervention, both at neurocognitive and neurophysiological levels.

5 How is Elevvo High Performace used? Elevvo is a technology of cognitive intervention and evaluation of progress, so it is made up of Intervention and Follow-up Programs. The Intervention Programs are specific to each segment of the population and consist of Evaluation Sessions, Intervention Sessions and the generation of the Final Report: Evaluation Sessions: Two sessions of pre/ post evaluation with cognitive tests and neurophysiological records. Intervention Sessions: Between five and ten training sessions with a frequency of two or three sessions per week. The Follow-up Programs are specific for each user according to the results obtained in the Intervention Program. In these Programs, cognitive tests and neurophysiological records were performed. Evaluation Sessions The Evaluation Sessions last 40 minutes and consist of two stages: 1. Cognitive tests Adaptation of standardized tests and cognitive tasks commonly used in research that evaluate cognitive functions such as working memory, processing speed, sustained attention and attention variations. 2. Neurophysiological recordings EEG recordings to measure the tonic and phasic brain activity (e.g., spontaneous and evoked potentials and time-frequency maps).

6 Intervention Sessions The Intervention Sessions consist of four stages: 1. Set-up The software assists the professional during the placement of the EEG equipment system by indicating when each sensor is correctly positioned. The average set-up time is 2.5 minutes. 2. Calibration The participant performs a few simple mental tasks while recording their brain activity. With this information, the technology adapts the intervention to the physiology, dynamics and brain activity levels of the participant during the session. The calibration also takes into account the reference population and the evolution of the participant during the Training Sessions. The average time of this stage is 6 minutes. 3. Execution The participant makes several repetitions of a simple exercise whose difficulty is determined by the calibration. To perform the exercise correctly, the user has to activate certain brain patterns to induce the neuroplastic changes. The average time of this stage is 30 minutes. 4. Report At the end of each Training Session a Report is generated summarizing the results of the session.

7 What results can be obtained with Elevvo High Performance? The scientific studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of Elevvo have been carried out with the general public, with ages between 20 and 50 years old, and with university students aged years old. To this date, there are not studies that have focused on a specific sociodemographic or sociocultural profile. The type of training and results of Elevvo High Performance greatly depend on the population segment as well as on the user. Taking as a reference the most recent study with a program of six sessions in general population (Escolano C 2011), it was observed a 26% average and significant increase in the individualized alpha rhythms (brain processes related to cognitive functions). Also, a 55% and 5% significant improvement in variables measuring working memory and processing speed, respectively. The science behind Elevvo Elevvo is based on a six years of research and development by Bitbrain in collaboration with the University of Zaragoza, the Aragon Institute of Health Science and other international entities. You can check the following scientific articles which show the enhancement produced by Elevvo. Escolano, C., Navarro-Gil, M., Garcia-Campayo, J., Congedo, M., De Ridder, D., & Minguez, J. (2014a). A controlled study on the cognitive effect of alpha neurofeedback training in patients with major depressive disorder. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 8(296). Escolano, C., Navarro-Gil, M., Garcia-Campayo, J., Congedo, M., & Minguez, J. (2014b). The effects of individual upper alpha neurofeedback in ADHD: an open-label pilot study. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 39(3-4), Escolano, C., Navarro-Gil, M., Garcia-Campayo, J., & Minguez, J. (2014c). The effects of a single session of upper alpha neurofeedback for cognitive enhancement: A sham-controlled study. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 39(3-4), Escolano, C., Aguilar, M., & Minguez, J. (2011). EEGbased upper alpha neurofeedback training improves working memory performance. In 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (pp ). IEEE.