Neuroscience

Virtual motion, real consequences

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers have shown that virtual optical stimuli can lead to aftereffects that significantly alter our perception of self-motion. This finding has implications for safe use of emerging ...

Biomedical technology

New VR 'superhero therapy' crushes chronic pain

We've all heard of the Incredible Hulk, the green-skinned, muscular superhero with limitless strength. So imagine what you could do if you could assume his persona and power?

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

How much memory loss is normal with aging?

You've driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you've been stopping at the same intersection, struggling to remember if you need to turn left or right.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Virtual reality sheds new light on how we navigate in the dark

As everyone who has gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom knows, the brain maintains a sense of place and a basic ability to navigate that is independent of external clues from the eyes, ears and other ...

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