Imagine a therapy session in which the patient doesn't just talk about their fear, but actually experiences it—standing on stage in front of an audience, sitting on an airplane, or entering a crowded ...

In May 2022, Daniel Freeman, a psychology professor at Oxford University, published the results of a landmark clinical trial. For years, Freeman had been developing and fine-tuning the use of ...

Copenhagen University Hospital's VIRTU Research Group reports that an immersive virtual reality-assisted therapy called Challenge-VRT yielded a statistically significant, short-term reduction in ...

Sam Stokes, a New Zealand-based sales manager, isn’t usually an anxious person. But there’s one thing that, as he puts it, scared the shit out of him: needles. His aversion was severe enough to hold ...

Virtual reality (VR) therapy uses a computer-simulated world as a treatment tool. A person might use it to practice new skills, face a fear in a safe environment, or become more confident in social ...

Did you know that after a stroke, nearly one-third of survivors face a challenging condition known as "neglect"? This neurological disorder significantly impacts a stroke survivor's rehabilitation, ...