Virtual Reality

Researchers at Stanford found that a six-minute guided meditation delivered through a VR headset lowered anxiety levels in parents of hospitalized children. The intervention outperformed standard relaxation methods, with Spanish-speaking caregivers experiencing the greatest benefit.

Consuming a Western-style diet packed with sugar and saturated fats may hurt your brain, not just your waistline. A new study shows poorer performance on spatial memory tasks among people with diets high in processed, unhealthy foods.

A novel virtual reality test has shown promise in identifying adult ADHD by tracking attention, eye movement, and behavior in a simulated seminar room.

A new study shows that playing virtual reality games can boost brain power in sedentary female students.

New research shows vagus nerve stimulation can change how people experience their bodies, making them less fooled by illusions.

Virtual reality research finds that thinking of a virtual body in pain makes people feel less connected to it, offering clues into self-perception and depersonalization.

A new study suggests that a virtual reality platform can help people overcome public speaking anxiety. After just one 30-minute session, participants felt less anxious and more confident.

New VR research challenges assumptions about sound and balance. Headphones didn't slow reaction times, and complex sound simulation wasn't superior. Crucially, helpful sound cues improved balance accuracy whether from headphones or speakers.

A study found that virtual reality cognitive training improved attention, memory, and emotional symptoms in depressed adolescents, suggesting it could be a promising addition to traditional treatments for mild to moderate depression.

A recent study found that the oVRcome app reduced social anxiety symptoms in six weeks, with sustained benefits. Its low-cost, self-guided VR approach improves accessibility, offering a scalable alternative for treating social anxiety disorder.

VR-based biofeedback effectively reduces depression and anxiety symptoms, matching conventional methods while enhancing user engagement through immersive environments, with potential for broader psychological and therapeutic benefits.

Virtual reality-based "embodiment illusions" may help treat body image disturbances by altering distorted perceptions. Studies show these illusions can reduce body dissatisfaction and perceptual distortions, offering a promising supplementary approach for conditions like eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder.

A study found that individuals with pronounced psychopathic traits showed reduced anxiety-related behaviors in a mixed reality environment. The research highlights lower anxiety levels in psychopathic individuals in virtual settings.

Virtual reality therapy can effectively reduce symptoms of major depressive disorder, matching the success of traditional behavioral activation methods.

A new study demonstrates that virtual reality can effectively induce cocaine cravings in users, suggesting potential applications for VR in treating cocaine addiction through controlled and immersive exposure therapy.