Mynd Explorer
Mynd Explorer lets users virtually visit real-world places through high-quality 360° imagery. You can explore familiar locations—like a past home, a hometown street, a church, or a favorite vacation destination—as well as iconic landmarks, creating shared moments that spark conversation, reminiscence, and connection.
Clinical Validation
- Stimulates autobiographical memory through place-based visual cues — Viewing familiar locations such as hometowns, landmarks, or past travel destinations can trigger autobiographical memory recall. Place-based visual stimuli are widely used in reminiscence therapy to support memory retrieval and emotional engagement in older adults and individuals with dementia.
- Supports guided reminiscence therapy and social interaction — Caregiver-guided exploration of meaningful locations encourages storytelling, conversation, and reflection on life experiences. Reminiscence therapy interventions have been shown to improve mood, communication, and overall quality of life in older adults.
- Digital mapping tools such as Google Street View can stimulate spatial memory and environmental recall — Research using Google Street View imagery has demonstrated improvements in spatial memory and environmental recognition when individuals view real-world locations through digital mapping platforms.
References
Bainbridge, W. A., Dilks, D. D., & Oliva, A. (2019). Using Google Street View to study environmental memory and spatial recognition. Memory & Cognition.
- Woods, B., O’Philbin, L., Farrell, E., Spector, A., & Orrell, M. (2018). Reminiscence therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- Subramaniam, P., & Woods, B. (2012). The impact of individual reminiscence therapy for people with dementia. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics.
*Note: These findings derive from studies not completed with this specific Mynd Explorer VR app and are cited for therapeutic relevance—not direct validation of the Mynd Explorer VR app.