Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.
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While virtual reality may once have seemed like something out of "Back to the Future," the technology is now here to stay. A new report by CNET claims the gaming platform may even be older adults' next super weapon in the ...
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Playing games in virtual reality (VR) could be a key tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.
Mar 28, 2019
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Children and young people are at risk of financial and emotional harm from in-game purchases, new research shows.
Nov 28, 2022
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Researchers have used virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning to show that differences in eye movements can be used to detect ADHD, potentially providing a tool for more precise diagnosis of attention deficits. ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal ...
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Virtual reality and other video games can significantly improve motor function in stroke patients, according to research from St. Michael's Hospital.
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Dr. Thomas Hainmüller and Prof. Dr. Marlene Bartos of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Freiburg have established a new model to explain how the brain stores memories of tangible events. The model is based ...
Jun 8, 2018
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Demand for mental health assessment and intervention is soaring; available services are stretched to the limit, centralized and difficult for many to access. This is particularly true for children with autism spectrum disorder ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Can you play by the rules and make lots of money or is it worth taking risks? That's the question researchers at the University of Nottingham are asking with a unique virtual reality game.
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