Umqedazwe we-COVID-19 ubhebhethekise kakhulu inkinga yezempilo yengqondo emhlabeni wonke, okwenza abantu abaningi badinwe, bacindezeleke futhi bahlukaniswe. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa nemithi, izinkampani ziphenya izindlela abantu abangalawula ngazo imizwa yabo, bathuthukise ukugxila kwabo, futhi balale kangcono. Amadivayisi amanoveli, izidakamizwa, neziphuzo ziyavela ukusiza abathengi babaleke izinkathazo zabo futhi bathuthukise ukukhiqiza.
Izimo eziguquliwe umongo
Isidingo sokwelashwa okungcono kwezengqondo sikhuphuke ngo-2021, ngokusho kwenhlolovo ye-American Psychological Association (APA). Abahlinzeki babhukhwa ngokweqile, izinhlu zokulinda zandiswa, futhi abantu babenenkinga yokukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, nesizungu. Ezinye izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo zihlukanise inkinga yezempilo yengqondo ehlobene ne-COVID-19 njengokuhlukumezeka okuhlangene. Kodwa-ke, lezi zifo zengqondo azibangelwa nje ubhubhane. Ubuchwepheshe besimanje bufake isandla kakhulu ekwehleni kwekhono labantu lokugxila. Okuxakayo, nakuba izinhlelo zokusebenza namadivayisi amaningi kangaka agxile ekukhiqizeni atholakala, abantu baphelelwa umdlandla wokufunda noma wokusebenza.
Ngenxa yokushintshashintsha kwemizwelo nemizwelo, abathengi baya ngokuya befuna izimo eziguquliwe, kungaba ngemishini noma ekudleni nasezidakamizweni. Ezinye izinkampani zizama ukukhulisa le ntshisekelo ngokwakha amathuluzi okuthuthukisa i-neuroenhancement. I-Neuroenhancement ihlanganisa ukungenelela okuhlukahlukene, okufana neziphuzo ezine-caffeine eningi, izidakamizwa ezingokomthetho njenge-nicotine, nobuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu obufana ne-non-invasive brain stimulations (NIBS).
Umthelela ophazamisayo
Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku-Clinical Neurophysiology Practice lunqume ukuthi i-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) kanye ne-low-intensity electric stimulation (tES) ingaba nomthelela emisebenzini ehlukahlukene yobuchopho kubantu. Le misebenzi ihlanganisa ukubona, ukuqonda, imizwa, nemisebenzi yemoto.
Ama-Startups atshale kumadivayisi amaningi we-neuroenhancement kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe be-electroencephalogram (EEG). Lawa madivayisi ahlanganisa amahedisethi namabhande asekhanda aqapha ngokuqondile futhi abe nomthelela ekusebenzeni kobuchopho. Isibonelo inkampani yokuqeqesha ubuchopho nge-neurotechnology i-Sens.ai. NgoDisemba 2021, inkampani yeqa umgomo wayo ongu-$650,000 USD endaweni yokuxhasa abantu abaningi i-Indiegogo. I-Sens.ai iwumkhiqizo wokuqeqesha ubuchopho bomthengi osebenza eduze kwe-smartphone noma uhlelo lokusebenza lwethebhulethi ukuletha izinhlelo zokufunda ezingaphezu kuka-20. Ihedisethi ihlanganisa ukhululekile; ama-electrode e-EEG agqokwa usuku lonke ane-neurofeedback yezinga lomtholampilo, ama-LED akhethekile okwelapha ukukhanya, isiqaphi sokushaya kwenhliziyo, ukuxhumana komsindo we-Bluetooth kuma-smartphone namathebulethi, nojeke wokulalelwayo. Abasebenzisi bangakhetha amamojula ahlukahlukene, abangawabuka emizuzwini engama-20 noma njengengxenye yomsebenzi omkhulu. Lezi zithunywa ziyizifundo zamasonto amaningi eziklanywe ngochwepheshe.
Ngaleso sikhathi, ezinye izinkampani zihlola ama-neuroenhancer angewona edivayisi, njenge-Kin Euphorics. Le nkampani, esungulwe i-supermodel uBella Hadid, inikeza iziphuzo ezingenatshwala eziqondise imizwa ethile. I-Lightwave isiza abathengi bathole “ukuthula kwangaphakathi,” u-Kin Spritz unikeza “amandla omphakathi,” kanti i-Dream Light iletha “ubuthongo obukhulu.” I-flavour entsha ka-Kin ibizwa nge-Bloom “evula injabulo evula inhliziyo nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku.” Ngokusho kwabakhangisi bazo, iziphuzo zenzelwe ukuvala utshwala ne-caffeine futhi zinciphise ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka ngaphandle kwama-jitters nama-hangover. Kodwa-ke, azikho izimangalo zomkhiqizo (noma izingxenye zayo) ezigunyazwe noma ezinconywe yi-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Imithelela yezimo ezishintshile
Imithelela ebanzi yezimo eziguquliwe ingase ihlanganise:
- Ukwandisa ucwaningo ngemiphumela yesikhathi eside ye-NIBS, okuhlanganisa nezindaba zokuziphatha ezingavela ngokusebenzisa amadivaysi ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kobuchopho nokusebenza kwemoto.
- Ohulumeni baqaphe ngokuqinile le mikhiqizo namasevisi e-neuroenhancement kunoma yiziphi izimbangela zokulutheka.
- Ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulisiwe ku-EEG kanye namadivayisi asuselwa ku-pulse-based ezimbonini ezigqokwayo nezokudlala. Ubungcweti obukhethekile nezemidlalo (isb, ezemidlalo) ezidinga ukugxila okuthuthukisiwe nezikhathi zokusabela zingazuza kulawa madivayisi.
- Izinkampani ziya ngokuya zenza iziphuzo ezingezona ezidakayo ezinezakhi ezishintsha isimo sengqondo kanye ne-psychedelic. Kodwa-ke, lezi ziphuzo zingase zihlolwe ngokuqinile yi-FDA.
- Abahlinzeki bezempilo yengqondo kanye namafemu e-neurotech akha amadivaysi aqondise izimo ezithile.
Imibuzo ongaphawula ngayo
- Amadivayisi ashintshiwe agxile kuhulumeni kanye neziphuzo zingaba nomthelela kanjani ezimpilweni zabantu zansuku zonke?
- Yiziphi ezinye izingozi ezingaba khona zokushintshwa kobuchwepheshe bombuso?
