Maheswaran, B., & Langenbach, K. (2022, August), The Brain Trainer  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40451

\bibitem{asee_peer_40451}
  Maheswaran, B., \& Langenbach, K. (2022, August), \emph{The Brain Trainer}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40451

Bala Maheswaran and Kendrick Langenbach.  "The Brain Trainer".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40451 Internet.  14 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_40451}
  Bala Maheswaran and Kendrick Langenbach.
  "The Brain Trainer".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40451 Internet.  14 Mar, 2025

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The recent dramatic advancements in neuroscience have coincided with the computer revolution. The computer revolution has generated numerous key innovations that are applicable to the neuroscience field. That is inexpensive and powerful microprocessors, accessible coding languages, and electronic components that are both affordable and modular. The field of neuroscience has benefited from these advances in several ways. Alzheimer’s is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, often affecting people over the age of sixty-five.

Although there is still no cure for this disease, many studies over the years have shown that brain exercises can help maintain basic cognitive skills for Alzheimer’s patients. While there are many different brain exercises that already exist, most of them either don’t offer many levels of difficulty, are difficult to carry, or are not accessible for some patients. This paper proposes a design for the Brain Trainer: an educational gaming device for Alzheimer’s patients, that is portable, engaging, and easy to operate. It has three different types of cognitive exercises, all of which have different levels of difficulty, which can help maintain cognitive function. The exercises also display scores and changes in performance. Furthermore, the results could be compared to existing tests to gather data on the exercises’ effectiveness. While there is room for improvement in terms of cost and durability, the Brain Trainer met our goal of providing an effective brain-training game for Alzheimer's patients. In addition, this project teaches students to master various skills, such as research, persistence, design, construction, and technical writing. The skills learned by this project were invaluable and important experiences within engineering. This Brain Trainer project not only provides students with more valuable information about the engineering design process but also is capable of educating the everyday person about the basics of engineering as well as the importance of an innovative approach. 


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