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And that completes trial 2. We have one more. Are you ready? [music] So this machine behind me is the Bertec. It's a state-of-the-art machine that uses virtual reality, as well as optokinetics to test the patient's overall posture, control and balance. Now balance is composed of three systems. It's your eyes, your vision, your inner ear, your vestibular system, as well as your feet and your muscles, your somatic sensory system. So this Bertec machine helps to challenge those three systems, determine a patient's overall balance. Currently we're stimulating a grocery store. So as you can see, the yellow star is him, and he has to move back and forth to avoid the boxes. Also, we can make it a lot harder. So as you can tell, the floor is black right now. We can change it to tile this makes it a little bit harder. Also right now, it's light out so if an elder person comes in and they're having trouble falling at night we can also turn off the light, so it's a little bit darker. and more cha