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As the importance of preventing dementia in the elderly is increasing due to the advent of a super-aging society, Yeosu City Health Center is introducing cutting-edge brain science technology to prevent dementia and improve sleep.

According to Watson & Company, a domestic brain science company, on the 18th, Yeosu City Health Center Dementia Care Center introduced the POCUS device, a product that applies the company's cutting-edge brain science technology, as a pilot project.

This pilot project is the first case of the Dementia Care Center, and under the management of Shin Jun-seop, the director of the health center and a first-generation emergency medicine specialist, it was applied to six elderly people suffering from mild cognitive impairment for 30 minutes twice a week for six weeks from the 2nd of last month to the 6th of this month, confirming an effect of improving sleep by approximately 33%.

This technology has already been introduced at the Jincheon National Athletes' Village, and has shown positive results in relieving athletes' stress and anxiety before games and improving their sleep quality. Based on these successful cases, the Yeosu City Dementia Care Center conducted a pilot project with the expectation of similar positive effects for the elderly. The Yeosu Health Center initially verified the effects through the pilot case and plans to expand it by using it in conjunction with various dementia prevention programs and promoting elderly mental health.

The transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the Focus device is known to be effective in activating prefrontal cortex brain cells. This technology regulates brain activity by applying direct current to specific parts of the brain, and was initially developed for medical use to improve stress and depression and enhance cognitive function and emotional stability. Various studies around the world have proven that tDCS improves cognitive function and relieves stress and depression, and the company explained that it improves sleep quality by relieving stress and anxiety, and is also effective in relieving depression and improving memory.

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