Could a Video Game Be the Key to Stroke Recovery? | National Geographic

John Krakauer, director of the BLAM Lab at Johns Hopkins University, and his team of researchers, artists, and programmers, is developing a new way of thinking about post-stroke therapies. By combining the human hand-eye coordination of video games and the playfulness of dolphins, Krakauer is hoping to change the way we think about—and treat—stroke patients.
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SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick
PRODUCER: Jason Kurtis
VIDEOGRAPHERS: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo and Jason Kurtis
EDITOR: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
SPECIAL THANKS: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and National Aquarium in Baltimore

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