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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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·July 24, 2021·5 min read

Screentime Can Make You Feel Sick – Here Are Ways to Manage Cybersickness

Many people report feeling nausea and dizziness, similar to motion sickness, when looking at their cellphones or computers for too long. Researchers investigate why some experience cybersickness and provide advice on managing symptoms.

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·June 28, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Boosts Brain Rhythms Crucial For Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory

Immersive virtual reality enhances theta and eta waves in the hippocampus, improving memory, learning and neuroplasticity.

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·June 21, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality as Pain Relief

Smartphone-based virtual reality games helped to reduce pain in young children with burns while having their dressing changed, a new study reports.

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·June 17, 2021·3 min read

Commercial Video Games Could Help Treat Mental Illness

Inexpensive, commercial video games may help those suffering from anxiety and depression to combat their symptoms. Researchers found that, in addition to conventional games, virtual reality games could help people overcome mental health problems.