by Brown University Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCombining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, whose lives are negatively affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study shows. In a clinical trial conducted among U.S. military veterans at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, participants who received brain stimulation with a low electrical...
By Anna Marie Yanny A research participant in the Levi Lab at University California, Berkeley undergoes treatment for amblyopia using virtual reality.Elena Zhukova/UC Regents Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is the most common cause of vision loss in children. And the condition, which compromises depth perception, can last into adulthood. But until recently, treatments for amblyopia...
Written by Timothy Aungst, PharmD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Published on December 23, 2021 Key takeaways: There are many treatment options to manage pain, including medications. But some people want to avoid or limit using medications due to their risks and side effects. For over two decades, researchers have studied virtual reality...
By Rich Haridy January 22, 2023 The VR sensory space offers a number of sensory room experiences Evenness A first-of-its-kind study has found adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities may experience improvements to symptoms of anxiety and depression after using specially designed virtual reality sensory rooms. Sensory rooms have been utilized for decades to help manage distress,...
Guardian science correspondent is put to the test in the panic-inducing VR world of a game that teaches breathing technique Linda Geddes, left, tries the VR game. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Linda Geddes Science correspondent Fri 13 Jan 2023 07.00 EST Tethered to a chair, in a gloomy basement, I’m doing my best not to...
December 22, 2022by Kyle Melnick ADHD currently affects roughly six percent of the world’s children. A group of researchers based out of Aalto University, Åbo Akademi Universit, and the University of Helsinki has developed a VR game that can supposedly help diagnose attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The kid-friendly interactive experience uses a combination of machine...
Interview conducted by Skyla Baily Dec 19 2022 Insights from industryKiki CoppelmansCSO / Co-Founder and Psychosomatic Physical TherapistCorpus VR NewsMedical spoke with Kiki Coppelmans from InMotion VR about their Corpus virtual reality platform that offers innovative rehabilitative therapy solutions. Please could you introduce yourself and your professional background? My name is Kiki Coppelmans, and I’m a...
These avatars are life-sized, fully animated, and nearly photo realistic. People can converse with their avatars, who speak in their same voice using personal details in alternate futures. “VR technology is clinically effective and increasingly common for treating a variety of mental health conditions, such as phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post-operative pain, but has yet...
by Singular Research Centers Network Co-localized version of “Isness” (“Isness-C”). Credit: David Glowacki A paper published in the journal Scientific Reports demonstrates how virtual reality group experiences can produce responses similar to those triggered by psychoactive drugs, such as hallucinogenic mushrooms or LSD. Describing the sensations that arose immediately following a left-hemisphere stroke, brain scientist...
JUNE 6TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS EDUCATION, ETC. Researchers at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, have developed a virtual reality training system that lets healthcare staff learn how to deal with agitated or aggressive patients. Patients, particularly with mental health issues, can become angry and distressed, and learning to handle such...
