Confined spaces and stress alter how people perceive food aromas
New research from RMIT University found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded emotionally to certain ...
Tag: Virtual Reality
Virtual reality training to combat implicit bias in maternal health care
During a checkup with her obstetrician, Marilyn Hayes tells him about overwhelming exhaustion and possible symptoms of postpartum depression, such ...
How virtual reality transforms women’s labor experiences
In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explore the utility of virtual reality (VR) as a ...
Impaired spatial navigation signals early Alzheimer's risk
People at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds ...
Bronchoscopy skills of medics may improve with video gaming, says study
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Japan investigated the effect of video gaming on bronchoscopy skills ...
Specific navigational errors may indicate early signs of Alzheimer’s disease
People with early Alzheimer's disease have difficulty turning when walking, according to a new study using virtual reality led by ...
Measuring brain activity with a modified commercial virtual reality headset
Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity and examine how we ...
Loving a Fake Person: Redefining Romance for the Virtual Age
Dec. 2, 2022 – When a young man finds himself falling for a 300-year-old cyborg in the 2019 sci-fi film ...
Treating MS Pain With Virtual Reality
By Leigh Charvet, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist, as told to Alyson Powell KeyCharvet and Martin Malik co-presented the study “Virtual Reality ...
How Zuckerberg brings the metaverse into the office
VAlmost a year ago, Facebook changed its name to Meta. Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg underlined his ambitions for the ...
