Virtual reality headsets have the power to transport their wearers into new 3D environments and can even make them believe they have new bodies. The realism that these “avatars” create can help provide insight into how that brain perceives space, imitates movement, and controls the body. MRRI recently launched a new effort, called the Virtual Reality Lab, to assist researchers interested in exploring the impact of VR in studies of rehabilitation treatment.
In this video, Laurel Buxbaum, PsyD, Associate Director of the MRRI and Aaron Wong, PhD, director of the Cognitive-Motor Learning Laboratory, discuss two research projects currently underway at the VR lab.
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