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·June 27, 2022·4 min read

Supernumerary Virtual Robotic Arms Can Feel Like Part of Our Body

Researchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person's feet in a virtual environment to provide an "extra" limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb felt as though it was part of their physical body.

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·May 15, 2022·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality for Anger Control

Immersive virtual reality that focuses on anger exposure training may have a positive effect as a treatment for anger management.

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·March 7, 2022·4 min read

Simulated Human Eye Movement Aims to Train Metaverse Platforms

EyeSyn, a newly developed "virtual eye" that simulates how humans look at the world accurately enough for the development of new augmented reality programs, can help create applications for the metaverse.

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·January 6, 2022·2 min read

Passive Virtual Reality More Sickness-Inducing Than Active Play

Study finds passively observing virtual reality games increases cybersickness, while actively participating in VR games diminishes feelings of motion sickness associated with virtual reality.

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·December 17, 2021·4 min read

Rollercoaster of Emotions: Exploring Emotions With Virtual Reality

A virtual rollercoaster ride in combination with EEG helped researchers determine how emotions are processed in the brain.

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·November 12, 2021·4 min read

Anxiety Cues Found in the Brain Despite Safe Environment

Virtual reality is helping researchers uncover some of the secrets of anxiety. Using VR, study participants were able to distinguish between safe and dangerous environments in a game. However, brain scans of those with anxiety showed increased activity in the insula and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex while in a safe zone, indicating their brains were associating the safe environment with threat or danger.

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·October 22, 2021·5 min read

VR Experiment With Rats Offers New Insights About How Neurons Enable Learning

Studying rats in a virtual reality maze, researchers discover certain hippocampal neurons play a vital role in a specific mechanism of navigation.

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·September 27, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Affects Children Differently Than Adults

Immersive virtual reality could disrupt a child's default coordination strategy, researchers report.

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·September 8, 2021·4 min read

What the Brain Shows: The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Creative Arts Therapies

Reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex during virtual reality creative self-expression tasks indicates an enhanced relaxation response.

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·August 25, 2021·6 min read

Virtual Reality Shown to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Children

Virtual reality helps to relieve pain and anxiety for children undergoing medical procedures, researchers report.

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·August 24, 2021·5 min read

How the Brain Perceives and Remembers a New Place

Combining virtual reality with neuroimaging, researchers identify how the brain perceives and remembers a novel place or landscape.

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·August 5, 2021·6 min read

This Touchy-Feely Glove Senses and Maps Tactile Stimuli

A new touch-sensing glove can feel pressure and other tactile stimuli, researchers report. The glove has applications for those with motor function disorders and could be adapted from virtual reality gaming experiences.

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