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Image shows the virtual environment used to train the robot.

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·May 22, 2016·2 min read

Animal Training Techniques Teach Robots New Tricks

Researchers are using methods used for training animals to help teach robots how to perform new tasks.

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·May 17, 2016·5 min read

‘Virtual Partner’ Elicits Emotional Responses From a Human

Researchers have created a 'virtual partner' that is able to elicit emotional response from humans in real time.

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·May 10, 2016·4 min read

Brain Patterns Predict How Fast Adults Learn New Languages

A five minute measurement of resting state brain activity may predict how quickly an adult learns a second language.

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·May 6, 2016·6 min read

Virtual Reality Can Help Treat Severe Paranoia

A new study reports virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia by allowing people to face situations they fear.

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·March 9, 2016·3 min read

Friend or Foe: Our Peripheral Vision is Better at Recognizing People Than Objects

Researchers find our peripheral vision effectively allows us to judge what others are doing, even if they are not in our direct line of sight.

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·March 3, 2016·4 min read

Neuronal Calculations Consider Expectations

According to researchers, fly brains take typical features of the environment into account when calculating motion.

Image shows a virtual grocery store and instructions to find the closest teleporter.

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·February 25, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain May Handle Teleportation

An innovative new study considers how our brains may handle being 'beamed up' from one location to another.

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·February 15, 2016·3 min read

Virtual Reality Therapy Could Help People With Depression

According to researchers, immersive virtual reality therapy could help people with depression to be less critical and more compassionate toward themselves, thus reducing some depressive symptoms.

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·January 27, 2016·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Make Experiments More Realistic

Researchers are using virtual reality avatars to investigate how real people behave in interactions.

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·January 6, 2016·3 min read

A (Virtual) World Without Parkinson’s

Researchers explore how people with Parkinson's disease make use of online, virtual reality environments.

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·December 23, 2015·2 min read

Virtual Reality Brings Hope to Stroke Survivors

Virtual reality rehabilitation software could greatly advance stroke recovery, researchers say.

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·November 16, 2015·8 min read

When Is It Safe to Go Back to the Game After Concussion?

Researchers made advancements in developing new tests to monitor cognitive and motor function following a sports related concussion.

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