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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Psychol Sci. 2014 Oct 17;3(5):797–815. doi: 10.1177/2167702614549801

Table 1.

Principles for the Development of Clinical Neurotechnology Systems.

Principle Explanation
1. Verifiable Intended function, or target, of the system is testable and falsifiable
2. Useful Fulfills an unmet clinical need or offers a reasonable alternative to an existing, established approach
3. Consistent Alignment between clinical need and deliverable product of the technical design
4. Reproducible Produces consistent effects for a well-defined, fairly homogeneous user group
5. Mechanism-driven Targets a known or hypothesized pathophysiological process
6. Complete Has parameters that are sufficient to produce expected result, yet parsimonious enough to eliminate alternative explanations for its effect
7. Deployable Has promise for wide-scale adoption and use