Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests virtual reality (VR) may play a meaningful role in future mental-health ...

The reporter moved the rear door of the Jeep Wrangler and looked for the pins to slide into the waiting hinges. It wasn’t obvious at first, but with some direction from a nearby voice to shift the ...

Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer travel to faraway places or engage ...

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno State professor is seeing success by having her students learn with the help of virtual reality. Fresno State Biology Professor and neuroscientist Anahit Hovhannisyan ...

This fall, professors across the Kern Community College District will begin using virtual reality in the classroom to boost ...

Students at Kent Career Tech Center are being nationally recognized for creating a virtual reality app. The app helps students with Autism practice situations in a virtual classroom setting. "In this ...

This article and the accompanying image originally appeared on the KU News site and are reposted here with permission. For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a ...