Our Research Driven Approach
We’ve assembled a world-class advisory board and research coalition of university and private-sector researchers to study the impact of Virtual Reality on age-related conditions.
Meet Our Science and Research Advisors
Neuroscientist, Stanford University
Director for Medical Virtual Reality at USC
SVP of Business Development at Select Rehabilitation
Executive Director of Neuroscape Lab at UCSF
Founding Director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University
Neurosurgeon and Author
Johns Hopkins
VR Research – University of Central Florida
Research Coalition
Our research coalition is comprised of the most prestigious institutions in the U.S. studying virtual reality’s effect on the aging body and mind.
Stanford University Research Study
Through our partnership with Stanford University, we are helping pave the way toward the global adoption of VR-based digital therapeutics.
Stanford University Research Study in collaboration with MyndVR Virtual Reality and the Aging Population
Research conducted by Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) in collaboration with Mynd Immersive and AT&T 5G Healthcare uncovers the impact of Virtual Reality on older adults residing in a variety of healthcare environments. Researchers at VHIL have been building immersive VR content and testing its effects on people for nearly two decades. Members of the lab have published hundreds of scientific articles detailing the psychological and behavioral impacts of VR experiences, and the Lab’s founding director, Dr. Jeremy Bailenson, is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on the topic.
Key findings include that 81.5% of caregivers reported they enjoyed interacting with residents more while using Mynd Immersive (Mynd), formerly MyndVR than while doing other activities, and 94.9% said that using Mynd was moderately to extremely beneficial to their relationship with the resident. Similarly, 83% of residents reported that using Mynd was moderately to extremely beneficial to their relationship with the caregiving staff.
The study also found:
- 74.2% of the caregivers reported that the residents’ mood improved after using Mynd, and 79.2% of the residents reported feeling more positive
- 57.9% of older adults reported feeling less isolated from the outside world after using Mynd
- While positive attitudes towards new technology often decline with age, the study population overwhelmingly felt positive about using VR and the decline in attitude was less than compared to other technologies like cell phones and voice assistants