The hippocampus is a crucial brain region known to support the processing and storage of higher-level information, in the form of memories. In addition to allowing humans and animals to recall events that happened in the ...
A virtual reality game that helps youths deal with cancer treatment —created by two Simon Fraser University students who spent time in hospital as youths, one as a cancer patient—is the latest pain management tool being ...
May 20, 2016
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If you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount them. That's because—simply put from a Darwinian perspective of how we have evolved—it's better to ...
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A plastic surgery research group has developed an augmented reality system that enables them to create 3-D simulations of the desired results of facial reconstructive procedures and project them over the patient's face during ...
Aug 25, 2017
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In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care.
Jan 14, 2020
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A combination of virtual reality and treadmill training may prove effective in preventing dangerous falls associated with aging, Parkinson's disease, mild cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a new Tel Aviv University-Tel ...
Nov 1, 2016
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Northwestern University researchers have developed a new "smell virtual landscape" that enables the study of how smells engage the brain's navigation system. The work demonstrates, for the first time, that the mammalian brain ...
Feb 26, 2018
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Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and Siberian State Medical University are developing an early diagnosis system for neurodegenerative disorders. The system is intended for such diseases as multiple sclerosis, ...
Sep 2, 2016
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You might say that Patrick McNamara is in a frightening line of work. As a sleep researcher, he's hunting for new ways to treat people with nightmare disorder (also known as dream anxiety disorder). Being chased by a malevolent ...
Feb 1, 2019
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A team of faculty from the University of Michigan Center of Academic Innovation, School of Nursing and College of Pharmacy designed an innovative way to teach nursing and pharmacy students about the intricacies of chemotherapy.
Dec 23, 2021
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