Douglas Munoz

The Use of Video Games to Improve Cognition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

2023-10-19T10:46:20-08:00

Challenge Video games place a high demand on our cognitive systems and teach children skills that are generalizable to other tasks. For example, many games require the player to divide their attention between two different tasks; to ignore distractors; and to assess a situation and quickly make a decision, all skills that are applicable in [...]

Eye Tracking Device to Aid in Early FASD Screening

2023-10-19T10:57:09-08:00

Challenge The assessment of children for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) requires testing many different types of brain function to determine if they are impaired. However, children with FASD usually have to wait a long time for this formal diagnostic assessment, which often prevents them from accessing supports early on in life. Project Summary Measuring [...]

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