National Geographic

Research volunteerYunna Sinskey walks ona treadmill mountedon a motion base insidea 360-degree virtualreality dome, whichincludes wall-mountedcameras and projectorsat MIT Lincoln Labora-tory. Reflective markersare placed on her body,allowing the 18 camerasmounted in the dometo capture her move-ments for a study onimproved diagnosisand treatment of mildtraumatic brain injury.Tracking movementpatterns can alsohelp diagnose injuriesin athletes.DAVID BURNETT62