Lost your password?
Home

virtual reality

This shows a map of a town square in neuroville

Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions

Neuroscience News
Combining neuroimaging and a constructed virtual reality town, researchers found the brain uses three different systems to perceive environment. One system allows us to recognize a place, another helps navigate through that location, and the third helps navigate from one place to another. The parahippocampal place area (PPA) helps encode location recognition, while the retrosplenial complex allows for mentally mapping the locations of specific places.... Read More...
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech7 min read
This is a mountain view from the VR head set

Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience News
People with mild cognitive impairment who had positive biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in their cerebrospinal fluid performed worse on virtual reality navigation tasks. Virtual reality which incorporates navigational tasks could prove a helpful tool in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for those at risk.... Read More...
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles7 min read
vr image of a dog

Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy Shows Lasting Effect in Phobia Treatments For Children with ASD

Neuroscience News
Researchers report children on the autism spectrum who experience specific phobias may benefit from immersive virtual reality therapy. The study reports immersive VR helped almost 45% of children with ASD remain free from their phobias six months after treatment.... Read More...
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology10 min read