Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions
Virtual reality has made numerous advancements in recent years and is used with increasing frequency for education, diversion, and distraction. Beginning several years ago as a device that produced an image with only a few pixels, virtual reality is now able to generate detailed, three-dimensional,...
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| author | Hayden Scott Connor Griffin William Coggins Brooke Elberson Mohamed Abdeldayem Tuhin Virmani Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Erika Petersen |
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| description | Virtual reality has made numerous advancements in recent years and is used with increasing frequency for education, diversion, and distraction. Beginning several years ago as a device that produced an image with only a few pixels, virtual reality is now able to generate detailed, three-dimensional, and interactive images. Furthermore, these images can be used to provide quantitative data when acting as a simulator or a rehabilitation device. In this article, we aim to draw attention to these areas, as well as highlight the current settings in which virtual reality (VR) is being actively studied and implemented within the field of neurosurgery and the neurosciences. Additionally, we discuss the current limitations of the applications of virtual reality within various settings. This article includes areas in which virtual reality has been used in applications both inside and outside of the operating room, such as pain control, patient education and counseling, and rehabilitation. Virtual reality's utility in neurosurgery and the neurosciences is widely growing, and its use is quickly becoming an integral part of patient care, surgical training, operative planning, navigation, and rehabilitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e34188c2e2344719deafd505def14ab2022-12-22T00:01:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2022-02-01810.3389/fsurg.2021.807195807195Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future DirectionsHayden Scott0Connor Griffin1William Coggins2Brooke Elberson3Mohamed Abdeldayem4Tuhin Virmani5Linda J. Larson-Prior6Linda J. Larson-Prior7Linda J. Larson-Prior8Linda J. Larson-Prior9Linda J. Larson-Prior10Erika Petersen11College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesCollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesVirtual reality has made numerous advancements in recent years and is used with increasing frequency for education, diversion, and distraction. Beginning several years ago as a device that produced an image with only a few pixels, virtual reality is now able to generate detailed, three-dimensional, and interactive images. Furthermore, these images can be used to provide quantitative data when acting as a simulator or a rehabilitation device. In this article, we aim to draw attention to these areas, as well as highlight the current settings in which virtual reality (VR) is being actively studied and implemented within the field of neurosurgery and the neurosciences. Additionally, we discuss the current limitations of the applications of virtual reality within various settings. This article includes areas in which virtual reality has been used in applications both inside and outside of the operating room, such as pain control, patient education and counseling, and rehabilitation. Virtual reality's utility in neurosurgery and the neurosciences is widely growing, and its use is quickly becoming an integral part of patient care, surgical training, operative planning, navigation, and rehabilitation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.807195/fullvirtual realityaugmented realityneurosurgeryartificial intelligenceneuroscience |
| spellingShingle | Hayden Scott Connor Griffin William Coggins Brooke Elberson Mohamed Abdeldayem Tuhin Virmani Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Linda J. Larson-Prior Erika Petersen Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions Frontiers in Surgery virtual reality augmented reality neurosurgery artificial intelligence neuroscience |
| title | Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| title_full | Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| title_short | Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| title_sort | virtual reality in the neurosciences current practice and future directions |
| topic | virtual reality augmented reality neurosurgery artificial intelligence neuroscience |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.807195/full |
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