Kinetic Neuroscience vs Imaging Stress Task

Kinetic Neuroscience leverages several modern neuroscience and wellness solutions to help improve lives through better attention and focus, better memory, better stress management, and better overall health. One of the important applications is home-use biofeedback training to help regulate emotions, stay focused, and sleep better—all with Versus.  PERFORMANCE BRAIN EXERCISE Versus provides performance brain exercise through a brain sensing headset and app. Designed by neuroscientists, Versus goes beyond cognitive brain games and promotes high-performance brain function. Exercise by playing games with your brain waves, and compare yourself to some of the world’s highest performing people. MEASURE YOUR BRAIN’S PERFORMANCE: Versus begins with a brief NeuroPerformance Assessment. This determines your brain’s strengths and limitations by reading your brainwaves in real time. Ever wonder why you react a certain way under pressure? With Versus, you’ll know. EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: After your short NeuroPerformance Assessment, Versus provides a personal exercise plan so you can exercise your brain where you need it most. Exercise to improve focus, stress management, and more, just by playing fun games directly with your brainwaves. MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS: After a full exercise plan, take another NeuroPerformance Assessment to track how your brain has improved. The in- app performance tab allows you to track your daily progress and see how much time you spent in the optimal brain state. COMPARE YOUR BRAIN: Versus is used by some of the world’s highest performing people, like 3x Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, double’s tennis legend Mike Bryan, and more. Visit the Versus Leaderboard to see how you stack up against some of the world’s best. CONNECT WIRELESSLY: The Versus Headset sends your brainwaves to the Versus App via Bluetooth, so you can exercise your brain without ever plugging in. REQUIREMENTS: To exercise with Versus, you will need a Versus Headset and User Account available at https://www.kineticneuroscience.com/products-and- partners Learn more about Versus configuration offered by Kinetic Neuroscience at https://www.kineticneuroscience.com/products-and- partners Questions? Contact the Versus Support Team at support@getversus.com

Easily test the impact of time pressure and performance-related stress using adaptive math questions. The task consists of a practice phase, followed by a control phase and an experimental stress phase. After completion, results are displayed as binary values (1 = correct response, 0 = incorrect response), allowing for straightforward export and analysis in Excel or other statistical software. This app is inspired by the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST) protocol as described in: Dedovic, K., Renwick, R., Mahani, N. K., Engert, V., Lupien, S. J., & Pruessner, J. C. (2005). The Montreal Imaging Stress Task: Using functional imaging to investigate the effects of perceiving and processing psychosocial stress in the human brain. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 30(5), 319–325. This application is an independent implementation inspired by the original research and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original authors.