By Dmitry Dorofeev, B.Sc Reviewed by Sophia Coveney What is virtual reality? Virtual reality is an environment generated with the help of animated computer programs and displayed on the screen – an external space that is similar to a real one. Although it has similar properties to film and television, virtual reality has some distinctive...
by University of Oxford Breakthrough success in provision of automated psychological therapy using virtual reality. Credit: University of Oxford In the largest ever clinical trial of VR for mental health, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), automated therapy was shown to work well for patients diagnosed...
A team of researchers in the school’s Department of Psychiatry, led by Justin Russell, PhD, research scientist in the Building Resilience to Adversity and Violent Experiences (BRAVE) Research Center, under the direction of Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, is examining how virtual reality can improve...
Megan Brooks November 16, 2021 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared EaseVRx (AppliedVR), an immersive virtual reality (VR) system that uses the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy and other behavioral therapy techniques to reduce pain and pain interference in adults with chronic lower back pain. “Millions of adults in the United States are...
KESSLER FOUNDATION IMAGE: RESEARCHERS DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY USED DURING KESSLER FOUNDATION SPATIAL RE-TRAINING THERAPY (KF-SRT™). CREDIT: KESSLER FOUNDATION East Hanover, NJ. February 11, 2022. Kessler Foundation experts in stroke rehabilitation proposed a new paradigm for improving treatment of spatial neglect, a disabling condition that hinders recovery for at least 30 percent of stroke survivors. They...
January 11, 2022 by Kyle Melnick Feeling queasy while exploring the metaverse? Grab a stick of your favorite gum and start chewing. *UPDATE [1/14/21]: We’ve updated the article to better clarify information provided by the researchers.* It’s every VR user’s worst nightmare. You’ve just finished installing a new game or app and excitedly dive in...
by Edith Cowan University Figure 1. The virtual space used in the present study from (A) a bird’s eye perspective, and (B) the perspective of the participant. Credit: DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2021.750729 If you find opening up to a therapist too daunting, new research shows you’re not alone—and you might soon have a new option. The Edith...
By Rich Haridy November 16, 2021 A system designed to reduce chronic lower back pain combines a VR system with an accompanying eight-week program of daily experiences based on cognitive behavioral therapy principlesAppliedVR The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a first-of-its-kind virtual reality (VR) system designed to help reduce chronic lower back...
Yale researchers have developed an immersive, virtual reality video game that helps teens learn about the dangers of e-cigarettes and practice strategies for refusing them. E-cigarette use among youth is on the rise—they are the most popular smoking product used by middle and high school students in the U.S. Approximately half of teenagers between 14-18 years old...
by Alison Caldwell, University of Chicago Medical Center Scott Imbrie. Credit: University of Chicago Medical Center On a chilly day in the fall of 2020, Scott Imbrie’s joyful voice preceded his entrance into the seventh-floor lobby of the Center for Care and Discovery, the University of Chicago Medicine’s flagship hospital located in Hyde Park. He greeted...
