FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·April 20, 2020Virtual reality makes empathy easierFirst-person embodiment via virtual reality could help to treat those with empathy disorders. It could also assist violent offenders to develop an ability to empathize with their victims. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 18, 2020Mirror, mirror, on the wall: People rate own bodies as more attractive when viewed from third-person perspectiveVirtual reality study reveals we perceive ourselves as more attractive when we view ourselves from a third-person perspective. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 11, 2020Virtual Reality Shows Promise for Early Detection of Multiple Sclerosis Balance ProblemsVirtual reality test could help reduce falls and related injuries in people with multiple sclerosis. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2020Cannabis increases susceptibility to false memoryIn comparison to a placebo group, test subjects exposed to marijuana were more likely to form false memories based on incorrect information. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 24, 2020What goes up may actually be downVirtual reality study reveals people plan movements and anticipate the force of gravity by "seeing it" through visual cues rather than "feeling it." Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·January 9, 2020Virtual reality is not suited to visual memoryStudy reports virtual reality may interfere with visual memory. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2019Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memoryMemories learned within a distorted coordinated system are also distorted when recalled later. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·October 7, 2019Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functionsCombining 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechPsychology·October 1, 2019Virtual reality treatment could help military veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorderStudy reveals 19% of veterans reported a greater reduction of their PTSD symptoms after 12 weeks of a novel virtual reality therapy than their peers who were not exposed to the treatment. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechvisual neuroscience·September 17, 2019Brain may not need body movements to learn virtual spacesVision appears to play a more dominant role than motor movements when it comes to encoding memory of large-scale spaces. The findings address a long-standing debate as to whether or not body movements aid the learning of physical spaces. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 7, 2019Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memoriesUsing brain scans and virtual reality technology, researchers discover how a temporal map of memories is generated in the entorhinal cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 16, 2019Virtual reality lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep statesInter-Dream, a new immersive virtual reality system developed by researchers and artists, can ease you into the right frame of mind for a restful night's sleep. Read More
