VR-based methods for treating phobias

Virtual reality can be used to cure psychological problems. Psychologists use Virtual Reality (VR) to cure phobias via computer simulations that gradually expose patients to feared situations in a controlled setting. Patients develop control over the noxious stimuli and surmount their fears. Also, when tangible methods of pain reduction have been exhausted, immersion in virtual reality can help patients with long-term pain by taking their mental attention away from the pain. The site on 360House.com has different information.

Virtual reality can help people with brain injuries to restore their ability to do simple activities by rehabilitation of injured areas of the brain or enabling patients to learn to develop new areas. Virtual reality can also prepare people with sensory impairments for direction in a new setting by letting them first experience a virtual (e.g. audio and kinesthetic) layout of that setting. Sub-page Virtual Tours Fresno, California reports more developments.

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