The Principle Investigator, Joshua Hagen, PhD, at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, is conducting an 18-month scientific research effort during which “Zerobody will be evaluated in a study comparing two different types of floatation methods and, secondly, we will identify the feasibility of utilizing Zerobody in a study that focuses on a specific clinical population affected by concussions, addictions and chronic pain”.
The primary aim is to quantify the neurological system’s ability to dynamically recover from daily stress, specifically focused on balancing our sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) systems. Although the Institute is examining multiple recovery modalities, this effort will focus on the use of floatation for increasing sleep hygiene and attention while reducing physiological measures of daily stress and subjective stress levels.