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Is virtual reality always an effective stressors for exposure treatments? Some insights from a controlled trial. BMC psychiatry , 13(1) p. 52, 2013 Federica Pallavicini, Pietro Cipresso, Simona Raspelli, Alessandra Grassi, Silvia Serino, Cinzia Vigna, Stefano Triberti, Marco Villamira, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva Abstract. Several research studies investigating the effectiveness of the different treatments have demonstrated that exposure-based therapies are more suitable and effective than others for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Traditionally, exposure may be achieved...

Source: Chalmers University of Technology     For the first time, a surgical team led by Dr Rickard Brånemark, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, has carried out the first operation of its kind, where neuromuscular electrodes that enable a prosthetic arm and hand to be controlled by thought have been permanently implanted into the nerves and muscles of an amputee. “The new...

Via Gizmag The Japanese communication robot destined to join the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this summer recently underwent some zero gravity testing. The Kibo Robot...

1st International Workshop on Intelligent Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion Website: http://idgei.fdg2013.org/ 14 May 2013, Chania, Crete, Greece chaired by Björn Schuller,...

From Duke Medicine News and Communications Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in the US report in the February 28, 2013 issue of Scientific Reports the successful wiring together...