Yep I know, only problem is that you don't get feedback. (At least I didn't, I had 14 hits and no feedback so..) plus this thread have a better visibility/reach.

Wait, 14 hits? What does that mean? Views on your video?

I submitted my Apply HN here : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11463027 And I put a tracker on the url: it tells me who and when the website was accessed. I got 16 hits.

I had a look and I have quite a job understanding you. "Solving problems by reaching problems." Do you mean reaching or researching and if reaching, how do you reach a problem?

I imagine a lot of people looking would think be confused.

I dont have to enough domain knowledge to offer much critique but having known a few very close people with mental health issues the though of having at home care and therapy seems like a boon.

Also it would be great if there is a little more information on the website before I have to sign up. But I think you are in early stage and working on that :)

We're at the point we need to run trials to confirm that nothing we are doing is dangerous, and that it shows promise of some kind (Phase I and II trials). The problem is a large scale study using EEGs is rarely, if ever done.

The website is just kind of there, we haven't updated it in a year. We have over 50 people willing to participate and pay to be in a trial. We just need an initial, relatively small investment to purchase a few EEGs, hence we applied to YC.

That sounds really good!! Clearly you have the validation part nailed down!! Good luck going forward :)

Hi lettergram

This is an awesome effort. Just wondering how this compares with something like Joyable?

It's somewhat similar in the user flow, but different in the therapy. Joyable uses cognitive behavior therapy, which is essentially talking through issues, learning techniques, etc. All of this is qualitative, and although it supposedly works well, it's hard to judge success.

Our therapy is called neurofeedback[1], which is a quantitive form of therapy. Essentially, we do the same thing as Joyable, but with the addition of hardware and algorithms which teach the techniques in a partially automated way.

Users place an EEG on their head, and sit in front of a computer so we can track their face. With both of those we can accurately determine focus, stress, anxiety, etc. Then we teach the user techniques to help reduce those feelings and we can determine if it's working or not. Enabling a quicker feedback loop to both the user, but also doctors.

[1] http://synaptitude.me/blog/neurofeedback-in-200-words/