Virtual reality is not suited to visual memory
Study reports virtual reality may interfere with visual memory.... Read More...
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Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions
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...
Virtual reality treatment could help military veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder
Study 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...
Virtual reality lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep states
Inter-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...
Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy Shows Lasting Effect in Phobia Treatments For Children with ASD
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...
Virtual Reality Brings Jedi Powers to Life with Force Push
Researchers say Force Push will give users the ability to move distant objects using an approach for remote object manipulation in virtual reality.... Read More...
Virtual Reality May Encourage Empathetic Behavior
According to a new study, virtual reality may be a useful tool for encouraging empathy and positive attitudes towards marginalized groups.... Read More...
Eating with Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste
A new virtual reality study reveals people's perception of taste can be altered by what they experience in their surroundings.... Read More...
Anorexic Patients Prefer Underweight Bodies
Using virtual reality, researchers shed light on how those with anorexia perceive their own bodies.The study also found women with anorexia consider severely underweight bodies to be ideal and most attractive.... Read More...
Virtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During Exercise
Researchers report virtual reality can help to lower pain levels and increase performance when undertaking physical activity. Participants using VR reported a pain intensity 10% lower than those not using the technology when performing isometric bicep curls.... Read More...
New Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective Treatment
Researchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.... Read More...
Virtual Reality Opens New Doors of Spatial Perception
A study to be presented at the 175th Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America reports virtual reality technology may help us better understand how we make sense of the world with sound.... Read More...