For longevity & concierge medicine clinics
Cortex is a gel-free brain stress-response and recovery test. It sets up in 3 seconds, runs unattended for 15 minutes, and tracks each member over time, giving your labs context and your clinic something members can't buy online.
24-channel EEG plus HRV · 3-second gel-free setup · Runs unattended · First deliveries Q1 2027
The problem
Chronic stress is linked to faster biological aging, and the brain regulates the stress response. Yet clinics only see stress through downstream proxies.
One draw, and it swings with the time of day, sleep and meals.
Moves with fitness, hydration and alcohol, and doesn't show what the brain is doing.
Downstream and nonspecific.
Slow-moving, and they don't show how a member handles stress.
The solution
Reads the brain's electrical activity, where the stress response is regulated, together with HRV.
Shows how the brain reacts to stress and how well it recovers, within the scan and across check-ins.
| Marker | Direct or indirect | Dynamic or static |
|---|---|---|
| Cortisol | Indirect | Static |
| Wearable HRV | Indirect | Continuous but uncontrolled |
| Inflammation labs | Indirect | Static |
| Epigenetic clock | Indirect | Static |
| Direct | Dynamic (stress-response and recovery test) |
Cortex doesn't replace your labs. It gives them context.
How the scan works
Step 1
Robotic, gel-free headset; no prep, no mess.
Step 2
A series of different stressors to see how the brain and HRV react.
Step 3
A guided recovery phase to see how well the brain settles.
Step 4
Readiness, Regulation and Recovery, compared with the member's previous check-ins.
Member report
Unattended operation
Setup takes 3 seconds. Then the scan runs unattended, with no one else in the room. Your team gets back to members while Cortex works.
3-second
setup
15-minute
scan
0 staff
in the room
Isn't 15 minutes a lot of chair time? It's room time, not staff time.
For your clinic
Something members can't get from a lab kit or a wearable.
Recurring brain stress check-ins at the doctor's discretion, typically every 4 to 8 weeks, with a trend line each time.
Makes your cortisol, HRV and lab results more meaningful.
Pricing
$999 per scan
Example price
$299 / month
Example price
Example member pricing. Each clinic sets its own prices.
Founders Program
Lead your market with Cortex. Join the Founders Program to bring a comprehensive brain stress-response and recovery scan to your members—and make your clinic the destination for a measurement they can't get from a lab kit or wearable.
Founding clinics get a Founders Edition Cortex system, priority delivery, early access to new features, and a lifetime training library, plus a customer revenue share: Founders share in a portion of Cortex's revenue, up to a cap.
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Join as a Founder and get priority delivery
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Be first in your market with a comprehensive brain-stress scan
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Share in Cortex's growth through the customer revenue share
The customer revenue share is capped, depends on Cortex's revenue, and is not guaranteed. It is not an investment or a promise of return. See the Founders agreement for full terms.
Delivery timeline
Founding clinics are first in line.
Book a demo
Book a 20-minute demo to see the 3-second setup, a sample stress-response report, and how Cortex fits into your membership.