BrainGainz Helps Student-Athletes Recognize Concussions
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
![UA linebacker Jason Sweet stands in Arizona Stadium with associate professor Ricardo Valerdi UA linebacker Jason Sweet stands in Arizona Stadium with associate professor Ricardo Valerdi](https://sie.engineering.arizona.edu/sites/sie.engineering.arizona.edu/files/styles/uaqs_fixed_width/public/jason-sweet-and-ricardo-valerdi-arizona-stadium_450x300px.jpg?itok=eTEw78h8)
UA linebacker Jason Sweet stands in Arizona Stadium with associate professor Ricardo Valerdi
The BrainGainz virtual reality app, co-developed by associate professor Ricardo Valerdi, allows users to experience the symptoms of concussion firsthand – and if it wins the NCAA Mind Matters Challenge, it will be made available to 400,000 student-athletes across the nation. Read more at the Office for Research and Discovery.