LCB Senior Living is the only company in the industry to have a partnership with REACT Neuro, a team of world-renowned neuroscientists and engineers who have created technology that measures brain health in minutes, allowing us to suggest lifestyle changes to optimize cognitive wellness.
In our ever-evolving effort to enhance our residents’ wellbeing and promote good cognitive health, LCB is the only company in the industry that offers residents and their families access to the groundbreaking REACT Neuro program.
REACT Neuro, a team that is transforming the world’s knowledge of and access to cognitive health information, seeks to provide unprecedented insight into how our brains change as we age. In most communities residents have access to data that sheds a light on their individual brain health and allows us to suggest changes in behavior and diet to optimize cognitive wellness.
This technology was created by a team of preeminent neuroscientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, including brain health consultants to the New England Patriots NFL football franchise. They have built a digital platform to measure, track, and quantify an individual’s brain health through a series of friendly games. This yields data that over time allows us to suggest specific lifestyle changes (through our S.H.I.E.L.D. program) to maintain and improve brain health.
REACT uses a virtual reality headset to record brain health information via eye movement and voice responses.
During a simple ten-minute set of tests, administered and repeated over the course of months, the data establishes a benchmark and then records successive snapshots of the individual’s brain health over time. This gives physicians and caregivers relevant information that can be turned into proactive steps to better health.
Just like cholesterol and blood pressure inform our understanding about heart health, cerebral markers such as your reflexes, cognition, mood, and balance are indicators of brain health.
Looking at changes in exam results will allow REACT and LCB to connect fluctuations in participant’s brain activity to actual trends in their health. Whether it’s developing new exercise habits or therapies or informing different nutritional needs, the goal is to address changes in the aging brain before they become symptoms of diseases.
Ultimately, REACT Neuro aims to help us live longer, more fulfilling lives.
Leading the Team
One of REACT Neuro’s co-founders is Dr. Rudolph (Rudy) Tanzi, who identified the first Alzheimer’s gene. Dr. Tanzi is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Vice-Chair of Neurology and Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has numerous awards and accolades, including 2015 Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.