A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

A study found that when people were told to imagine their virtual bodies in pain, their brains resisted the illusion of ownership. Their findings could provide insights into why some people may ...

The TedMed conference offers a peek into the possible future of medicine. April 16, 2012— -- intro: When you hear TED talks, you may think technology. You may think robots. The fourth annual ...

As a bartender, Savanna Goodman sometimes feels like a therapist, too. “I talk to people for a living — all day, every day,” Goodman says. “They tell me about their problems and struggles. …It really ...

To learn from a virtual body, it would need to be able to accurately simulate or predict how the body responds to internal and external changes. What happens when a virus infects someone? What will ...

A study from Hiroshima University found that when people were told to imagine their virtual bodies in pain, their brains resisted the illusion of ownership. Their findings could provide insights into ...

Research into body ownership and perception in virtual reality has rapidly advanced our understanding of how the human brain constructs a sense of self through the integration of multisensory signals.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients assigned a virtual mind-body program experienced a lower likelihood for hospitalizations and fewer days ...

This illustration shows our experimental setup where participants viewed a virtual body through VR goggles and received touch on their back. The experiment revealed that different interpretations of ...