A virtual walk on a beach could help improve people's experiences during dental procedures, a new study reports.
Using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality, researchers have helped to reduce anxiety in people with panic disorders.
Researchers use virtual reality technology to help generate an alternative body illusion and relieve phantom body pains in paraplegic patients.
Researchers will unveil a new immersive VR system that allows users a unique way to interact with 3D anatomical brain data at Neuroscience 2017.
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.
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··6 min readResearchers 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.
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.
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.
A new virtual reality study reveals people's perception of taste can be altered by what they experience in their surroundings.
According to a new study, virtual reality may be a useful tool for encouraging empathy and positive attitudes towards marginalized groups.
Researchers say Force Push will give users the ability to move distant objects using an approach for remote object manipulation in virtual reality.
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.
