NeuroAnimation Clinical Evidence
Neuro-Recovery Reimagined.
NeuroAnimation is much more than just a video game. As a user, you tap into nature’s beautiful movements by embodying a virtual animal that allows you to explore and control with your real world movements.
No paddles. No controllers. Just your hands.
During gameplay, the focus shifts from traditional rehab’s isolated tasks to natural, normal movements experienced through play, while seamlessly encouraging a wide range of motions. In doing so, the brain subconsciously plans and calculates the speed, direction, and precision required to control the characters, while simultaneously interpreting the virtual environment and the interactions between objects. The game’s design includes adaptive challenges that also ensure you're constantly challenged and growing in your recovery at a pace which is smooth and fun. The more you practice, the more progress you achieve.
This type of brain engagement is vital to the healing process, as it increases blood flow to key regions in the brain responsible for motor recovery, executive function and processing speed.
Where blood flows,
the brain grows.
The NeuroAnimation™ mechanism of action is vascular and increased blood flow has been shown to stimulate the growth and repair of new neuronal structures in the brain. During gameplay, NeuroAnimation significantly increases blood flow, specifically targeting the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex, and the hippocampus, in the brain. This surge in oxygenation, multitude of that seen with traditional approaches, fuels neural repair and is directly contributing to unprecedented growth in brain volume. This advancement has led to twice the effectiveness as standard care - boosting processing speed, improving executive functions in healthy older adults and amplifying cognitive and motor recovery in stroke survivors like nothing else. These areas of the brain are also impacted by various neurological diseases and it will benefit these conditions as well. Clinical trials are ongoing to see impact of this technology in other disease conditions.
Standard of care isn’t enough.
The clinical history of cognitive-motor strengthening after brain injury reveals that standard rehabilitation does little to reduce impairment and shows no significant improvement beyond spontaneous biological recovery. Traditional rehab primarily focuses on compensatory strategies rather than true cognitive-motor healing, often overlooking the underlying brain injury. While visible stroke effects, such as a weakened arm or difficulty performing daily tasks, are easy to recognize, the hidden neurological damage remains largely unaddressed. Standard stroke care emphasizes repetitive exercises that help patients adapt to their limitations rather than restore lost function—for example, teaching a survivor to button their shirt with their non-dominant hand instead of retraining their affected hand. While this can aid independence, it neglects the essential role of movement quality and functional thinking in recovery. Emerging science now shows that practicing full-range, multi-directional movements in high quantities within an enriched environment is far more effective in restoring smooth, coordinated, and complex motor function.
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NeuroAnimation Evidence.
NeuroAnimation is a scalable intervention which shows cognitive-motor strengthening that goes beyond standard of care and has positive benefits in healthy adults. In acute stroke, it has been shown to be twice as effective as traditional rehab. It is an effective form of high intensity, high dose, cognitively-enriching therapy, which is necessary for cognitive-motor strengthening and recovery. Outcomes from the SMARTS2 trial show statistically significant ARAT (Action Research Arm Test) gains of 7.3 points from NeuroAnimation therapy.
Stroke Benefits:
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