Boost Your Independence: Help Develop a Breakthrough TBI Treatment.

Unlock a future where cognitive challenges don't define your life. Sign up for a gaming experience created to improve your mind like no other provided by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Playing a video game can change your life.

It's hard to believe, but playing a video game could create a dramatic improvement in your quality of life. They are no longer "just for kids." The immersive experience is a full body workout designed to progressively challenge you over the duration of the experience.

How the game experience helps.

Using breakthrough technology and treatment methods disguised as a video game, users are able to exercise the body and mind without even knowing it. The game is fun & healthy, and we need your help to test whether it can train and repair your brain.

About The Technology

CREATED BY AWARD WINNING DESIGNERS

Unlike any other group designing rehabilitation experiences, our experiences have received numerous awards in the gaming industry, where we test the playability rigorously before refining

into transformative experiences.

Our games have been featured in the New Yorker, Time magazine, and National Geographic.

How participants were selected:

40+ years old and a history of TBI
Able to perform activities without physical assistance
Ability to meet in-person for appointments

Early Successes

Suffering numerous head injuries through his life, Derwin was able to thrive during and after his time in the Bandit study. He enjoyed it so much he didn't want to stop playing and demanded a sequel!

Bandit helped Derwin feel confident and lose over 20lbs.

Who You'll Be Healing With

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Dr. Matthew Peters

Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds dual appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology.

He completed his medical school training, psychiatry residency, and neuropsychiatry fellowship at Hopkins before joining the faculty.

An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr. Peters sees patients in the Acquired Brain Injury Clinic and Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview.

He has been internationally recognized for his research work and has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. His research focuses on cognitive and other neuropsychiatric symptoms following traumatic brain injury with a specific focus on traumatic brain injury in older adults and neuro-imaging-based biomarkers.

He is the medical director of Telepsychiatry and Telebehavioral Health Programs at Hopkins, overseeing more than a dozen clinical, research, and educational programs that utilize telemedicine.

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Dr. Michelle Carlson

Dr. Carlson is a Professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH), core faculty in the Center on Aging and Health at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

She holds joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins BSPH Department of Epidemiology, and in the School of Nursing’s Center on Innovative Care in Aging.

Dr. Carlson focuses on identifying environmental, brain, and behavioral boosters of cognitive aging to reduce dementia risk.

Through this work, she examines the intersection of cognition and physical function to define how physically, socially and cognitively enriching activity in daily life may be both enjoyable and beneficial to functional independence.

Johns Hopkins

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the leading hospitals in the world, known for its medical research, teaching, and patient care. It has been consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States.

Johns Hopkins University is known for its strong emphasis on research, with numerous research centers and institutes across various disciplines. It has made significant contributions in fields such as medicine, public health, international relations, and engineering.

Learn More

How long is the study?

The study lasts 3 months.
Does this require going to campus?

Yes. If you are a part of the intervention it requires you to come to campus 2 times per week (a total of 24 sessions), each session lasts an hour and a half. If you are in the control group it requires you to come to campus 1 time per week (a total of 12 sessions), each session lasts an hour and a half and one 30 minute phone call per week.
What is involved in each session?

We will exercise body and brain in an immersive video game experience or work on your personalized healthy lifestyle goals.
What is required to be a part of this study?

Phone screening- this is to see if you qualify to be a part of the study. Baseline evaluation- in person evaluations. MRI- done typically the same day as the baseline evaluations. Study sessions (12 or 24 sessions depending upon what group you are randomly assorted to). Follow Up evaluations- in person evaluations. Follow Up MRI- done typically the same day as the follow up evaluations. Exit Interview- done via phone.
What are the benefits of being a part of the study?

Being a part of the advancement of brain health science! A $70 gift certificate at the completion of the baseline and follow up evaluations. A screenshot of your baseline MRI if requested.

Contact

1812 Ashland Ave.

Baltimore MD 21205

410-782-0422

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