From the Daily Californian
Researchers Create Games To Help Mentally Impaired
Study Develops Simple Computer Game Meant To Help Children With Fragile-X Syndrome
By Christine Chen
A professor of art history and a computer designer from UC Berkeley have teamed up with a doctor from UC Davis to create games that provide more than just entertainment to children with fragile-X syndrome, a form of mental retardation.
By tracking the movements of ladybugs on a computer screen, children with the syndrome may be able to strengthen neural connections compromised by the disease, said Greg Niemeyer, a UC Berkeley associate professor of art practice who is working on the project along with Kimiko Ryokai, an assistant professor in the School of Information....
This is not the first game developed to treat the disease. Another game by the same researchers is in clinical trials for patients with a form of the disease that causes tremors and balance problems....