Virtual Hallucinations is an earphone-and-goggle training device for cops, paramedics and social workers which builds empathy with the mentally ill by putting them through the same experiences. It ...

Copenhagen University Hospital's VIRTU Research Group reports that an immersive virtual reality-assisted therapy called Challenge-VRT yielded a statistically significant, short-term reduction in ...

Being crazy is hard, but it's worth the effort. Especially if you're a cop, paramedic, or social worker who may someday need to deal with a person having a psychotic episode. At those times, empathy ...

Immersive Virtual Reality experiences reproducing visual hallucinations effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances, albeit without the actual use of substances. This is the ...

But this "hallucination machine" isn't just for entertainment; it also opens new avenues into research on visual hallucinations, according to a new study. The device combines a virtual-reality headset ...