Mobilium Global chief executive Ralph Simon with the distinguished scientist, Adam Gazzaley

From left to right: Ralph Simon with American neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley

Adam Gazzaley is an American neuroscientist, author, photographer, entrepreneur and inventor. He is the founder & executive director of Neuroscape and the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, & Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is co-founder & chief science advisor of Akili Interactive Labs & JAZZ Venture Partners. Gazzaley is the inventor of the first video game approved by the FDA as a medical treatment. He is a board of trustees member, science council member & fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. He has authored over 190 scientific articles.

Gazzaley's translational studies have explored how cognitive abilities may be enhanced via engagement with custom designed, closed-loop video games, neurofeedback & transcranial stimulation. In 2009 he designed a video game, NeuroRacer, which was shown to improve working memory sustained attention in older adults in a study published in the journal Nature. After a decade of development and clinical trials, this became the first video game approved by the FDA as a medical treatment.