Innovation
Virtual peer-delivered memory intervention for an adolescent with chronic memory impairment
An innovative memory and wellbeing support app specifically designed for children and adolescents using a virtual reality peer. The study assessed the efficacy of the app and revealed improvement in self-reported autobiographical memory and wellbeing of a 17 year old girl living with chronic memory impairment.
You can learn more by listening to Episode 9 of the Everyday Neuro podcast: ‘EN009: When the Use of Apps Can Be Life Changing’.
An interview discussing the peer delivered memory and wellbeing app on Triple R’s Einstein A Go Go radio show. Listen from 24 minutes: 20 seconds.
An interview discussing the use of apps by children on the ABC Radio National show: Afternoons with Michael MacKenzie.
Read informed commentary about ‘how growing up in the age of the app doesn’t have to be all bad’ as featured in the Health and Science section of The Conversation.