Google Street View Helps Dementia Patients to Take a Ride Down Memory Lane

BikeAround pairs a stationary bike with Google Street View to take dementia patients on a virtual ride down memory lane.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThis new technology really blew me away. I could see this working very effectively with people living with Alzheimer's.Imagine allowing your loved one the ability to bike around the neighborhood where they were born. Or, use it to go home.1 Fact About Alzheimer's That Remains a MysteryI like this because it gives the dementia patient a real experience; and, I believe this would help patients to become calmer and easier to deal with. Any activity that a person living with dementia engages inusually leads to better behavior.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Now - This is a Free ServiceAnne-Christine wants to help people living with dementia to preserve old memories. She built a prototype called BikeAround, which pairs a stationary bike with Google Street View to take dementia patients on a virtual ride down memory lane.Patients input a street address of a place that means something to them - a childhood home for instance -and then use the pedals and handlebars to “bike around” their old neighborhoods.Take a look.Research indicates that our strongest memories are intensely tied to location. It ’s no coincidence that when you think about any big memory or past event, your first thought is often“Where was I when that happened?”BikeAround taps into this idea,by combining mental stimulation from surrounding th...
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