
Virtual reality used in creative arts therapies
Virtual reality is an emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies. Now, researchers examined the differences in prefrontal cortex activation between two distinct drawing tasks in VR.
Extended reality applications like virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality transform the practice of medicine. We report on their widespread use – from the use in the operating room to clinical medicine, drug development, medical training and education, to treatment in pain management, psychology and psychiatry.
Virtual reality is an emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies. Now, researchers examined the differences in prefrontal cortex activation between two distinct drawing tasks in VR.
Egidijus Pelanis, a medical doctor at Oslo University Hospital, explains how extended realities is applied in the operating room.
Engineers have developed a new way to create the sensation of physically interacting with holographic projections.
A research program explores the use of mixed reality for enabling surgeons to identify brain tumors quickly and precisely.
Researchers are using virtual reality to understand the impact of moral distress on healthcare workers during the pandemic.
At Shift Medical, more than 60 leading medical XR experts will present and discuss the latest developments on the use of digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in medicine.
Researchers recorded VR users' brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG) to better understand and work toward solutions to prevent cybersickness.
The team of the Dynamic HIPS are working on a hip replacement simulator that will help future surgeons to practice the intervention.
Being immersed in a stunning 'virtual' Icelandic landscape can reduce the pain caused by uncomfortable medical procedures.
A new report could help improve how immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are used in healthcare education and medical training.
Random passersby got the opportunity to try a new virtual reality game, when researchers visited a park to test the efficiency of VR technology within health information.
A study exploring the use of augmented reality to support older adults finds the user interface is sometimes confusing for those aged 50+.
The use of smartphone-based VR games during dressing changes icould helps to relief the pain for pediatric patients.
Cardiac surgeons may be able to better plan operations and improve their surgical field view with the help of a robot.
A graduate has helped a tech start-up to develop a new augmented reality app which provides round-the-clock mental health support to young people.
New research on Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR) paints a clearer picture for clinical psychiatrists about how it could be used to safely and effectively help mental health and mood disorders.
Researchers have developed a holographic technique that can rapidly reconstruct microscopic images of samples with up to 50-fold acceleration compared to existing methods.
Researchers are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain.
With the aid of a virtual reality model, researchers from the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum have examined, which errors can occur during the communication between the brain and robotic prosthesis.
A new study shows how time perception is affected by playing games in virtual reality versus on conventional monitors.
Researchers found that patients participating in VR sessions experienced reduced levels of anxiety and depression.
X-ray vision, context-sensitive guidance, coordinator, training assistant and more: augmented reality (AR) has hit the OR.
New optical elements that could revolutionize VR/AR glasses. At its heart is a nanophotonic optical element, which the developers call a metasurface.
Researchers are investigating how virtual reality technology could help improve balance and prevent falls.
A new VR platform enables the display of huge amounts of data. This can be helpful, for example, when examining rare genetic defects.
Medtronic partners with Surgical Theater to provide the first augmented reality platform for use in real-rime during complex cranial procedures.
Immersive virtual reality technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders.
Scientists at Osaka University employed deep learning to improve mobile mixed reality generation.
Researchers are developing 3D technologies for surgeons. The aids for surgery planning are particularly advanced.