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58%

Motion Sickness Reduction

After 14 days of training

40%

Mental Rotation Improvement

Average score increase

77%

Engineering Success Rate

Women's graduation rate

52%

Surgical Error Reduction

After single 45-min session

Transform Your Cognitive Abilities With Proven Results

58% Motion Sickness Reduction

The Ultimate Travel Solution

Transform your travel experience with science-backed visuospatial training. Studies show dramatic reductions in motion sickness across multiple scenarios.

14 days training
Real road testing

"After training, participants' spatial scores rose 40% and motion-sickness symptoms fell 51-58%"
— Smyth et al. (2021), Applied Ergonomics

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77% Engineering Success Rate

Unlock Your STEM Potential

Dramatically improve STEM learning outcomes with targeted spatial training. Research shows significant boosts in math performance and engineering success.

Math scores ↑
Large effect size

"Women's engineering graduation rate increased from 47% to 77% after spatial training"
— Sorby et al. (2018), AAEE Proceedings

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52% Surgical Error Reduction

Enhance Medical Precision

Improve surgical precision with just 45 minutes of spatial training. Proven to reduce errors in robotic surgery and enhance hand-eye coordination.

Single session
Robotic surgery

"A single 45-min spatial session cut robotic suturing errors by 52%"
— Luko et al. (2020), Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

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Enhanced Cognitive Health

Age Gracefully & Stay Sharp

Protect your cognitive health with spatial training that builds cognitive reserve and improves memory function across all age groups.

Memory improvement
All ages benefit

"CityQuest spatial training significantly improved spatial memory performance and executive functioning in older adults"
— Merriman et al. (2022), Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

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Smyth Study: Dramatic Motion Sickness Reduction

Visual evidence from the groundbreaking 2021 study showing significant improvements across all motion sickness metrics
Simulator Sickness Questionnaire Scores
Simulator Sickness Questionnaire Scores showing pre-training vs post-training results

Error bars represent standard deviation. All categories show significant reduction post-training.

FMS Scores Simulator Driving Scenario
FMS Scores throughout simulator driving scenario showing pre-training vs post-training trends

FMS scores consistently lower post-training throughout the entire 29-minute scenario.

Dropouts Due to Motion Sickness
Dropouts due to motion sickness showing pre-training vs post-training participant retention

Error bars represent standard deviation. 46% reduction in dropouts post-training.

Key Findings Summary
SSQ Score Reductions:

Nausea: 69 → 45 (35% reduction)

Oculomotor: 45 → 29 (36% reduction)

Disorientation: 79 → 45 (43% reduction)

Total SSQ: 67 → 32 (52% reduction)

FMS Score Improvement:

Peak scores: 14.8 → 9.0 (39% reduction)

Final scores: 14.5 → 8.5 (41% reduction)

Participant Retention:

Dropouts: 13 → 7 (46% reduction)

Completion rate: Significantly improved

Breakthrough Motion Sickness Research

Smyth et al. (2021)
Applied Ergonomics

58% Motion Sickness Reduction

The groundbreaking study that first demonstrated the causal relationship between visuospatial training and motion sickness reduction. Participants underwent 14 days of pen-and-paper spatial training exercises.

20 participants
14 days training
Real road testing

"After training, participants' Mental Rotation Test scores improved by ~40%, accompanied by a 51–58% reduction in motion sickness severity"

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Wang et al. (2023)
Frontiers in Virtual Reality

3x Mental Rotation Improvement

A recent VR-based study that strongly supports Smyth's findings, demonstrating that spatial cognitive training in virtual environments can dramatically reduce VR-induced motion sickness.

VR environment
2 weeks training
58% nausea reduction

"The trained group's MRT scores more than tripled on average, and SSQ scores dropped by roughly half"

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Wiesing et al. (2024)
Collabra: Psychology - Replication Study
Scientific Transparency: Mixed Results

A high-powered replication study that failed to reproduce the original benefits, attributing improvements to practice effects and natural habituation. This highlights the importance of continued research and scientific rigor in this emerging field.

"The evidence is not unanimous. More research is needed to reconcile these findings and establish clear mechanistic explanations."

Comprehensive Scientific Evidence

Early Childhood: Building STEM Foundation

A meta-analysis of 20 RCTs in children 0-8 yrs found large gains (g = 0.96) after short bouts of block play, gesture-guided rotation, and tangram tasks.

Invest <15 min/day for lasting STEM advantages
School-University Math Performance

Across 3,765 participants (29 studies), spatial drills delivered a small-to-moderate bump in math scores (g ≈ 0.28), with bigger effects for hands-on manipulatives.

Measurable transfer for minimal time cost
Engineering Education Outcomes

Sorby's "Developing Spatial Thinking" course boosted women's engineering graduation from 47% → 77%and raised introductory STEM grades.

Proven equity lever for STEM undergrads
Operating-Room Skill Enhancement

In a randomized trial with 41 surgical residents, a single 45-min spatial sessioncut robotic-suturing errors by 52%.

Fast, low-cost spatial refreshers for safer surgery
Healthy Aging & Cognitive Health

VR-based spatial training yielded large gains in Block-Design (η² = .667) and episodic-recall measures, suggesting hippocampal plasticity.

Non-pharmacological route to bolster memory circuits
Motion-Sickness Reduction

After 14 days of training, spatial scores rose 40% and motion-sickness symptoms fell51% (simulator) – 58% (on-road).

Critical for VR, AR, and autonomous-vehicle comfort

How Visuospatial Training Works

Neural Efficiency

Practice increases parietal-frontal connectivity, reducing metabolic cost of spatial tasks and improving processing speed.

fMRI & EEG evidence across age groups
Far Transfer via Shared Representations

Spatial schemas scaffold math symbols, engineering graphics, and surgical hand-eye mapping, enabling transfer across domains.

Hawes 2022; Sorby 2018
Cognitive Reserve

Engaging hippocampal navigation circuits delays age-related decline and builds resilience against cognitive impairment.

Merriman 2022; Park 2020
Sensory Re-weighting

Better mental-model prediction lowers vestibular/visual conflict, easing motion sickness through improved sensory integration.

Smyth 2021; Wang 2023

Key Insights for Motion Relief™

Evidence-Based Design Principles

Micro-dose design: Most studies succeed with ≤ 15 min/day, matching user attention spans

Gamify for adherence: Navigation-style games drove older-adult compliance

Track transfer: Include math-style puzzles to showcase cognitive spill-over

Targeted User Segments

Travel comfort: 51-58% motion sickness reduction with 14-day training

STEM learning: 77% engineering success rate boost

Medical professionals: 52% surgical error reduction in single session

Comprehensive Research References

Motion Sickness Research

Smyth, J. et al. (2021). Visuospatial training reduces motion sickness susceptibility.

Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103264

Wang, F. et al. (2023). VR-based spatial cognitive training alleviates motion sickness.

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Wiesing, M. et al. (2024). Replication study on visuospatial training effects.

Collabra: Psychology, 10(1)
STEM & Cognitive Research

Yang, W. Y. et al. (2020). Early spatial skills training effectiveness.

Frontiers in Psychology

Hawes, Z. C. K. et al. (2022). Spatial training effects on mathematics.

Developmental Psychology

Sorby, S. A. et al. (2018). Spatial skills and engineering problem-solving.

AAEE Proceedings

Luko, L. et al. (2020). Spatial skill training for robotic surgery.

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

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