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Infant Emotional Regulator (IER)
A BCI device used to monitor and, if necessary, passively 'regulate' infant emotional states. Used in cases of suspected emotional dysregulation or developmental delay. AI algorithms identify 'undesirable' emotional outbursts and provide subtle counter stimulus to promote 'positive emotional development'.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

BCIs evolve to detect and interpret pre-linguistic vocalizations, enabling communication with infants and animals.
Extrapolated from Linguists Point to Expressions of Pain as a Possible Universal Language - Scientific American

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