Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Can VR help find the next generation of basketball stars?
A study shows how virtual reality could be used by basketball coaches to scout new talent and improve training.
May 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Married at First Sight—a 'social experiment' all but guaranteeing relationship failure
Despite its obvious appeal, the Nine Network's reality TV show Married at First Sight is based on a false premise. This "social experiment" is built on the notion that individuals looking for love are matched by experts, ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Invasive brain-computer interfaces use thoughts to bring prostheses to life
Invasive brain-computer interfaces aim to improve the quality of life of severely paralyzed patients. Movement intentions are read out in the brain, and this information is used to control robotic limbs. A research team at ...
May 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can virtual reality body-swapping technique improve body image?
In a new study using a body-swapping illusion, women shown images of themselves in virtual reality with a skinny belly estimated their body size more accurately compared to their estimates of various body parts made before ...
Nov 4, 2015
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Medical research
Visualizing the pain away: VR for childbirth
Water, medication, music—pregnant women use a wide range of methods to manage pain while giving birth.
Sep 12, 2019
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Surgery
An electric nudge to the head could help doctors operate a surgical robot, suggests new research
People who received gentle electric currents on the back of their heads learned to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality and then in a real setting much more easily than people who didn't receive those nudges, ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Diabetes
Researchers warn people with type 1 diabetes to use fitness video games with caution
The authors of a new study are warning people with type 1 diabetes to use fitness video games with caution.
Dec 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Studying altruism through virtual reality
A computer-based environment developed with the aim to shed light on the origins of altruism: this is the innovative approach used by a research group at SISSA in Trieste, in collaboration with the University of Udine. This ...
Mar 8, 2017
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Health
Alcohol, tobacco, and junk food common on reality TV shows
A new paper in the Journal of Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that alcohol and tobacco products, in addition to foods high in sugar and fat, appear frequently in reality TV programs.
May 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pokemon Go could help people who struggle socially
Video games may have a reputation for attracting introverts, but when it comes to augmented reality games like Pokémon Go, extroverts tend to be better players.
Dec 12, 2017
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