How a High-Tech Stationary Bicycle Can Help Patients with Dementia
From: IEEE The Institute - 11/15/2017
By: Megan Joseph

BikeAround uses Google Street View to help people regain their memory

Biomechanical engineer Anne-Christine Hertz is trying to help. She developed
BikeAround, a stationary bicycle connected to a monitor or projector that
displays Google Street View. The system allows users to navigate familiar
neighborhoods such as the one where they grew up. The goal is to help people
with dementia regain memory.

While the patient watches the screen, he is also pedaling and steering to
navigate the streets. The system provides users with mental and physical
stimulation, which scientists say causes a release of dopamine in the brain.
The dopamine might help patients regain memory, according to a Google news
release about the product.

Read the entire article and view a vide (5:30) at:
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/blogs/blog/how-a-hightech-stationary-bicycle-can-help-patients-with-dementia

Links:
BikeAround
http://www.camanio.com/us/products/bikearound

Meet the researcher using Google Street View to help dementia patients with
  memory loss
https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/stories/bike-around

Camanio Care (with video 2:11)
http://www.camanio.com/us/products/bikearound

Related:
Three Ways Technology Can Help Seniors Live Independently
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/blogs/blog/three-ways-technology-can-help-seniors-live-independently

Technologies Improve Quality of Life
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-topics/robotics/technologies-improve-quality-of-life