FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Intendu Announces Launch of a Functional Brain Training Solution
for People with Brain Dysfunctions
Adaptive Video Gaming Platform Provides Innovative Brain Training for People with Cognitive
Dysfunction in Rehab and Home Settings
October 19, 2015 – Intendu, a company focused on the development of technology solutions
for brain rehabilitation, announced today the launch of the Functional Brain Trainer, a brain
training platform that is based on adaptive video games with body-gestures and daily-life
scenarios. The Functional Brain Trainer is designed specifically for adaptive and personalized
training of people suffering from cognitive impairment resulting from traumatic brain injury,
stroke, mental disease, neurodegenerative disease, and other brain dysfunctions.
“Our mission is to provide tools for effective, accessible and affordable brain rehabilitation at the
clinic and at home.” said Dr. Son Preminger, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intendu.
“Therapists have limited training tools that engage the patients in daily-living scenarios and they
also lack tools that can adapt to patients’ needs and capabilities in real time. The brain
rehabilitation community faces a significant challenge in providing proper tools for patients to
continue their cognitive rehabilitation after they have completed rehabilitation treatment.
Patients are left without any rehabilitation therapy in their home environment, which leads to
limited recovery and even deterioration. The Functional Brain Trainer seeks to provide that tool
set.”
The Functional Brain Trainer is the first adaptive motion-interaction cognitive training platform,
introducing an active and personalized way to train those with cognitive impairment. Users play
engaging and cognitively challenging video games where they physically interact within real-life
scenarios. The games’ cognitive challenge is automatically adjusted, in real-time, to patient’s
capabilities and rehabilitation needs, to optimally stimulate patient’s brain.
The Functional Brain Trainer can be used to train cognitive functions such as multitasking,
memory, self-initiation, inhibition, and attention. Intendu’s innovative approach to cognitive
therapy and improvement of performance of activities of daily living provides an accessible and
affordable way for people with neurological dysfunction to work on the improvement of their
cognitive skills in an engaging manner in therapy sessions or at their own homes.
The Functional Brain Trainer is already being utilized at some of the world’s leading
rehabilitation centers, including the Shepherd Center in Atlanta and the Rehabilitation Hospital
of Indiana. Hundreds of patients around the world are using the technology in rehabilitation
hospitals and clinics.
“We are impressed by Intendu’s unique brain training solution that includes adaptive video
games, with body interaction and daily-life environments and evidence based paradigms,” said
Dalise Robinson (MA- CCC/SLP) Speech and Language Clinical Manager, Post-Acute Services
at Shepherd Pathways. “The adaptive nature of the games allows patients of various levels to
be engaged and challenged by the software. The body motion component makes the game
experience more realistic and patients like it. We are currently using the Functional Brain
Trainer and the feedback of both therapists and patients is very positive. We see also a great
potential for the product in the home environment.
“The game works well to help the patients see that they do have deficits and provides a safe
environment to work on specific problems.” said Sara Showalter (MOTR), Indiana Rehabilitation
Hospital. “The game can be easily incorporated into treatment, customized to the patients’
needs, and also engages the patient in therapy.”
Intendu will present the Functional Brain Trainer at the American Congress of Rehabilitation
Medicine (ACRM) annual conference in Dallas, TX, between October 27 and 30. Dr. Preminger
will present preliminary research findings of studies of the usability and effectiveness of the
solution, and the company will be exhibiting at the exhibitors’ hall.
There are several key aspects that make the Intendu Functional Brain Trainer effective
and unique:
Full Body Interaction. Training the brain while being physically active has been shown to
enhance brain plasticity processes.
Adaptive Neurocognitive Engine. Automatic and real-time adaptation of games to patient’s
capabilities and needs allows to optimize brain stimulation and enable patients to easily train in
their homes.
Fun and Engaging Real-Life Experiences. Training within dynamic realistic environments
enhances transfer of training to real-life. The engaging nature of the training, including
motivating rewards and scoring, ensures on-going motivation of patients for continuous training,
as well as patient compliance.
Evidence-based Paradigms and Evidence of Success. The platform is grounded on
neuroplasticity principles, evidence based paradigms and latest research. Preliminary research
findings have demonstrated that patients improve during training and their performance in the
training environment is correlated with standard cognitive assessments.
Continuum of care. The platform allows people with brain dysfunctions access to the platform
in rehabilitation hospitals immediately following injury, in rehabilitation clinics, and in their own
homes, providing continuity of care.
Tracking and Quantification of Patient Progress. Intendu’s platform constantly tracks patient
performance and presents detailed progress reports that can be accessed from everywhere.
Intendu’s innovative technology lowers the cost of rehabilitation, and allows patients to pursue
therapy in a new, interactive and ongoing fashion.
”I was very excited to join the advisory board of Intendu as I have confidence that the Functional
Brain Trainer has very high potential to facilitate acquired brain injury neurorehabilitation
efforts,” said Dr. Nathan Zasler, CEO & Medical Director for Concussion Care Centre of Virginia,
Ltd., and Tree of Life Services, Inc. and former Chairman of the International Brain Injury
Association. “Intendu has developed a product that is both engaging and effective for patient
cognitive training. The Functional Brain Trainer provides therapists a unique tool that places the
patient in real-life situations. Just as importantly, performance progress can be tracked for both
clinical and payer feedback. Furthermore, the ability to extend the training to the patient's home
environment is extremely valuable as this has substantive implications for better generalizability
of learned behaviors.”
To learn more about Intendu and the Functional Brain Trainer, visit www.intendu.com
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About Intendu
Intendu is driven by the mission of improving cognitive rehabilitation of people with brain dysfunction in
the rehabilitation institutions and at home. Intendu’s team includes experts in neuroscience, cognitive
training, occupational therapy, computer science and gaming. Intendu’s patent-pending technology is
currently being used for training patients in leading rehabilitation institutions around the world.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Wlach
202-551-1454
919-452-1452
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