Neuro Vision Integrator (SANET)

The Neuro Vision Integrator, sometimes called the SANET, is a large interactive touch-screen system used in neuro-visual rehabilitation. It stands about six feet tall and responds to your touch in real time. During a session, visual targets appear on the screen, and you interact with them using your hands, fingers, or sometimes tools held in your hands. The system tracks your responses and adjusts its difficulty based on how you perform.

Unlike a standard eye chart or a simple computer program, the Neuro Vision Integrator requires your whole body to participate. You stand in front of the screen, reaching, stepping, and reacting to targets that move, change color, or appear in unexpected locations. This combination of visual processing and physical movement is what makes the NVI a valuable part of neuro-visual performance training.

Your brain does not see passively. Vision is a brain process that involves taking in light through the eyes, then interpreting that information across many areas of the brain at once. When a concussion, developmental condition, or neurological event disrupts these connections, the brain may struggle to process visual information quickly and accurately. The NVI is designed to retrain these processing pathways by giving the brain repeated, structured visual tasks that gradually increase in speed and complexity.

Think of it like a flight simulator for your visual brain. Pilots do not learn to fly by reading a manual. They sit inside a simulator that recreates the demands of real flight, so their brains and bodies learn to respond together under pressure. The NVI works on the same principle. It places you inside a controlled, interactive environment where your visual system is challenged to process, decide, and respond, all in real time. Over weeks of training, the brain builds stronger and faster visual processing pathways.

Research published in Nature Reviews Psychology in 2022 found that perceptual learning, the brain's ability to improve how it processes sensory information through structured practice, follows measurable patterns of neural adaptation. This principle of perceptual learning is exactly what the Neuro Vision Integrator puts into practice during each session.

The Neuro Vision Integrator is used as part of treatment programs for a range of visual processing difficulties. These may include:

• Slow visual reaction time after concussion or brain injury
• Difficulty tracking moving objects, such as a ball in sports or cars on the road
• Trouble shifting attention between near and far targets
• Poor hand-eye coordination that affects daily tasks or schoolwork
• Visual processing delays related to developmental or neurological conditions

Because the NVI engages the whole body, it also helps patients who need to rebuild the connection between what they see and how they move. This is especially important for athletes returning to sport and for children whose visual development has not kept pace with their peers.

Yes. The NVI is safe and well-suited for children. The screen activities can be adjusted for age and ability, and a clinician is present throughout every session to guide your child. Most children enjoy the interactive format and find the sessions engaging. We typically begin NVI training with children around age five or six, depending on their developmental readiness and the goals of their treatment plan.

The number of sessions varies from person to person. Your treatment plan is based on the results of your initial evaluation and the specific visual processing challenges we are addressing. Some patients see meaningful progress in a few weeks, while others benefit from a longer course of training. Your clinician will review your progress regularly and discuss the expected timeline with you as treatment moves forward.

Many patients report noticing changes in their daily lives as treatment progresses. These may include faster reactions while driving, easier time following a conversation in a busy room, improved performance in sports, or less visual fatigue during reading and screen work. Because the NVI trains your brain to process visual information more efficiently, the benefits tend to carry over into the real-world tasks that matter most to you.

The Neuro Vision Integrator can be adapted for patients with physical limitations. Sessions can be conducted while seated, and the target areas on the screen can be adjusted to match your comfortable range of motion. Your clinician will work with you to find the setup that allows you to get the most out of each session while staying safe and comfortable.

The key difference is full-body engagement. Most computer programs and apps involve sitting still and responding with small finger movements on a mouse or touchpad. The NVI requires you to stand, move, and reach across a large screen, which means your brain must coordinate vision with balance, posture, and whole-arm movement. This makes the training much closer to the demands of real life. The system also adapts in real time based on clinical data, and every session is supervised by a trained clinician who ensures the tasks are appropriate for your current level of ability.