Brains, gaming technology & rehabilitation | Prof Janet Eyre | TEDxNewcastle

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paediatric neuroscientist using
gaming technology in rehabilitation programmes.

A joint Thinking Digital Production with Newcastle University. Sponsored by Newcastle University and supported by Newcastle Science City.

Janet Eyre is Professor of Paediatric Neuroscience at the Department of Child Heath in the Royal Victoria Hospital. Janet is fascinated by the plasticity of the human brain and its ability to repair itself following stroke or head injury. Her research team have used their knowledge of brain neurophysiology to leverage the new gaming technologies - creating effective rehabilitation programmes for stroke patients. In this talk, Janet shares with us her journey in research and describes how she stumbled into business - setting up a company "EMVigR Ltd" and is currently re-purposing this technology for other rehabilitation programmes.

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