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How to keep virtual reality from taking over real life

Alexandros Skandalis | 
American R&B star John Legend is doing a major live show on Thursday June 25 to promote his new album, ...
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Why virtual reality is a ‘far from perfect’ tool for studying how the brain works

Dori Grijseels | 
Virtual Reality (VR) is not just for video games. Researchers use it in studies of brains from all kinds of ...
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Virtual reality gets more realistic: Vibrating synthetic skin simulates touch

Edd Gent | 
While they’re still struggling to gain commercial traction, the latest VR headsets are able to transport people to impressive virtual ...
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Virtual reality could transform the way we treat anxiety disorders, chronic pain and Alzheimer’s

Sam Martin | 
Experts used to worry that virtual reality (VR) would damage our brains. These days, however, VR seems more likely to ...
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Can virtual reality treat depression symptoms through ‘pleasant scenarios’?

Megan Thielking | 
Michelle Craske is asking patients to dive into coral reefs, ride on bullet trains rushing past pine trees, and cheer ...
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Virtual reality helps autistic children tackle phobias

Sol Rogers | 
One tool that is being embraced by therapists, counselors, teachers, parents and their children to help those with autism to better ...
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Using virtual reality to treat social anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders

Maria Temming | 
Researchers have been developing virtual reality systems that help people overcome specific phobias since the 1990s. VR therapy has since ...
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‘In someone else’s shoes’: How virtual reality is altering autism research, treatment

George Musser | 
For more than two decades, scientists have experimented with [virtual reality] to set up controlled scenarios to study autistic traits. At the ...
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Improving the sports concussion ‘tool kit’: Virtual reality goggles promise speedier diagnosis

Matthew Berger | 
As the 2018 [football] season gets into full swing, some college teams are keeping a new gadget on the sidelines: ...
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Transforming modern medicine doesn’t have to be high tech or expensive

Henry Miller | 
While intricate high-tech breakthroughs are incredible, it's important to realize the value of low-cost and low-tech ingenuity ...
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