Brain Injury Survivor Improves Cognition 300% After AI Tool

Tracy Meyers can't remember much about the evening she fell down her stairs five years ago, but she'll never forget how that single accident changed everything about how her brain works.

The fall led to her first traumatic brain injury. Balance problems caused two more falls and additional head injuries. Suddenly, Meyers struggled with short-term memory, couldn't find words, and experienced uncontrollable emotional outbursts.

For years, she tried internet tips and brain health trends on her own. Nothing seemed to work. That's when she reached out to the Victoria Brain Injury Society, which connected her to a University of Victoria research program testing something called Neurotracker.

The AI computer program, developed at the University of Montreal, trains users to track floating spheres on a screen while wearing special glasses. Meyers says it helps connect the right and left sides of the brain, improving overall function.

She combined the program with journaling and meditation. The first three and a half months brought no noticeable changes, but she kept going. Within two years, Meyers improved her cognitive abilities by over 300 percent.

Why This Inspires

Instead of keeping her recovery to herself, Meyers decided other brain injury survivors and their families deserved to know what worked for her. She started giving motivational speeches at international brain injury events and recently published "Neurotracker Solutions," a book sharing her story, recovery journey, and brain exercises.

Through June, she's hosting free weekly virtual sessions where survivors, family members, and friends can connect and share resources. For Meyers, finding community made all the difference in her recovery.

"That's probably the best thing that happened, was getting involved with community and finding out what resources were out there," she said. "Meeting other people like me."

Her message to other survivors is simple but powerful: "You are you, you still have something to give to the world. Go out there and find a community that can support what you need."

Meyers' book is available on Amazon, and anyone can join her weekly sessions by emailing tracy.henrymeyers@gmail.com for an invitation.