Roberto and Francesca D'Angelo, TED University Session 2 at TEDGlobal 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. June 12-15, 2013. Photo: Ryan Lash

Mirrorable

An interactive platform featuring an innovative rehabilitation model for young stroke survivors based on design, science and technology

Mirrorable enables home rehabilitation through the stimulation of mirror neurons. These ones activate when a certain action is accomplished and when we observe someone doing the same action. The platform shows a child how to perform certain action and even though the child is not able to perform it, he/she is stimulated to exercise the cells in the brain damaged part.

Developed by: Fight the Stroke

When: 2011 – current

Where: Milan, Italy

Main actors involved: Parents of young stroke survivors and researchers

Topics: Infantile Cerebral Palsy

Photo from: https://en.fightthestroke.org/chisiamo