3D Audio for Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is an effective method to treat anxiety disorders and comes with many advantages over exposure in vivo, the latter being exposure in real-life. VRET is done by exposing patients gradually with their fear by using immersive virtual environments (VEs). Most attention in VRET research goes to visuals and less...

Galvanic vestibular stimulation elicits consistent neck motion in seated subjects

Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) alters the firing rates of vestibular afferents and consequently provokes the illusion of movement. In standing balance GVS is used to assess the contribution of the vestibular system, where it has been shown to elicit coherent responses in lower extremity muscles involved in maintaining balance. However, to...