Virtual reality could help doctors spot child abuse
The VR environment allowed doctors to interact with virtual, avatar patients in the same way as they would in a 'real' consultation: Frontiers in Robotics and AI [...]
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Training compassion ‘muscle’ may boost brain’s resilience to others’ suffering
As little as two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce the distress a person feels when witnessing another’s suffering: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Virtual humans can identify post-traumatic stress in soldiers
Soldiers are more likely to open up to a computer-generated virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, say researchers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI [...]
Assessing and addressing the impact of childhood trauma
A comprehensive literature review, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, helps us to understand why childhood trauma leads to an increased risk for psychosis. [...]