Map before targeting
Characterize fit, coupling, and acoustic access from the same position used throughout the study.
Research platform · Phobias + PTSD
A new way to
work with fear.
MINDCTL brings ultrasound imaging and focused neuromodulation into one closed-loop research platform—built to explore more personal treatments for phobias and PTSD.
Research-stage concept. Not a cleared medical device. No diagnostic or treatment benefit has been established.
MODALITYULTRASOUND
ARCHITECTURECLOSED LOOP
ARRAYMODULAR SYSTEM
FOCUSPHOBIAS + PTSD
THE PLATFORM
One fitted system.
Two acoustic modes.
MINDCTL combines an adjustable helmet, a shared coordinate frame, and research software. Imaging and modulation use the same registered geometry, so teams can change protocols without losing the physical context of the study.
Keep delivery controlled
Run pre-specified low-intensity sequences through a separately bounded delivery path.
THE CLOSED LOOP
Observe. Personalize. Test. Learn.
The hardware becomes a study through a repeatable sequence linking participant state, a bounded intervention, and matched reassessment.
01
Image
See the fear response
Ultrasound imaging, task cues, and physiological signals build a synchronized picture of how each participant responds.
02
Model
Find a personal pattern
The research stack looks for repeatable changes linked to fear, avoidance, and recovery—and shows investigators its uncertainty.
03
Modulate
Test a targeted intervention
A supervised low-intensity focused-ultrasound sequence tests a pre-specified target under independent safety constraints.
04
Verify
Learn from the response
Matched imaging, symptom, and behavioral measures show what changed and inform the next research decision.
MODULAR BY DESIGN
One platform for many research paths.
Adapt the array, task, sensing layer, and analysis pipeline to a specific phobia or PTSD protocol—without rebuilding the experiment from scratch.
Explore the concept geometry ↓Array
Individually addressable transducer modules on a fit-adjustable open frame.
Imaging
Time-aligned acquisition for coupling checks, localization research, and response measurement.
Modulation
Modeled ultrasound fields with protocol bounds and an independent delivery controller.
Research OS
One clock, one coordinate frame, and a complete record of every experimental decision.
BUILT FOR EVIDENCE
Ambitious science, with the guardrails visible.
MINDCTL is being shaped for transparent protocols, inspectable uncertainty, sham-compatible studies, and human oversight at every consequential step.
- 01 Protocol-level dose and timing bounds
- 02 Independent acquisition and delivery paths
- 03 Exportable event, signal, and decision logs
- 04 Modular controls for replication studies
FOUNDING RESEARCH NETWORK
Help build what comes
after one-size-fits-all.
We’re looking for trauma researchers, phobia specialists, ultrasound physicists, clinical investigators, safety engineers, translational partners, and investors who want to help advance the work responsibly.