Apps, games trialled for rebuilding brains

Rehabilitation centres in Australia are starting to use technology to help people recover from brain injuries, strokes and falls.

Apps, games trialled for rebuilding brainsApps, games trialled for rebuilding brains

Apps, games trialled for rebuilding brains

Computer games, smart phones and tablet apps.

While parents might be trying to get their children away from them, there's one group of users being encouraged to spend as much time as they like on them.

Some programs and gadgets are making their way into Australian rehabilitation clinics - specifically, clinics treating people who are recovering from a fall, a stroke or a brain injury.

Peggy Giakoumelos reports.

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