Can virtual reality and brain stimulation treat PTSD?

Combining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 7, 2024 ~8 min

Can an app ease your fear of the dentist?

A smartphone app and virtual reality may offer a way to help you overcome your fear of the dentist, all from the comfort of your own home.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~8 min


Brain stimulation could help doctors learn to use surgery robots

Stimulating people's brains with gentle electric currents can boost learning for doctors working with surgery robots, researchers say.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 2, 2024 ~6 min

VR can help people with autism navigate the real world

Virtual reality can help people with autism navigate real-world experiences such as public transportation.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Dec. 11, 2023 ~6 min

Machine learning gives users ‘superhuman’ ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user’s

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 8, 2023 ~5 min

Backpack mimics feeling of jumping extra high in VR

A new technology called JumpMod can give people the sense of jumping higher, landing harder, and being pulled down while in VR.

U. Chicago • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~8 min

Virtual reality can help emergency services navigate the complexities of real-life crises

VR can help responders hone the decision making skills they’ll need in emergency scenarios.

Selina Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Investigation, University of Winchester • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 ~8 min

Virtual reality has negative side effects – new research shows that can be a problem in the workplace

Trading in PC monitors for VR headsets can cause workers to experience dizziness, headaches and nausea. Researchers are beginning to understand why and what can be done to minimize the effects.

Alexis Souchet, Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Ergonomics, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 8, 2023 ~5 min


Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?

Will Apple’s Vision Pro set the new standard for the future of virtual reality?

Peter W. S. Butcher, Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction, Bangor University • conversation
June 6, 2023 ~7 min

Technology is radically changing sleep as we know it

Wakefulness drugs like Modafinil point to a new frontier of technosleep driven by personal goals rather than medical need.

Eric L Hsu, Lecturer in Sociology, University of South Australia • conversation
May 31, 2023 ~7 min

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