{"id":90,"date":"2022-06-27T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nyuad.nyu.edu\/rokersvisionlaboratory\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2022-06-27T22:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T22:47:43","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nyuad.nyu.edu\/rokersvisionlaboratory\/index.php\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#00526b 0%|#008da8 100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Medium||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;47px&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-6px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Press<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Using Virtual Reality to Help Students Understand the Brain\u2019s Complex Systems, Researchers Demonstrate Effectiveness of 3D Visualization as a Learning Tool<\/h3>\n<h5>By EurekAlert\u00a0 |\u00a0 August 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Researchers from the Neuroimaging Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and Wisconsin Institute for the Discovery at University Wisconsin-Madison have developed the UW Virtual Brain Project\u2122, producing unique, interactive, 3D narrated diagrams to help students learn about the structure and function of perceptual systems in the human brain. A new study exploring how students responded to these lessons on desktop PCs and in virtual reality (VR) offers new insights into the benefits of VR as an educational tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Led by Associate Professor and Director of NYUAD\u2019s Neuroimaging Center Bas Rokers and Assistant Professor of Psychology and a Principal Investigator in the Virtual Environments Group at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at University of Wisconsin-Madison Karen Schloss, the researchers have published the findings of their work in a new paper, UW Virtual Brain Project: An immersive approach to teaching functional neuroanatomy in the journal Translational Issues in Psychological Science from the American Psychological Association (APA).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bold|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#00718C|&#8221; 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header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-extra-large line-low mb-2\">Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Demonstrate Effectiveness of 3D Visualization as a Learning Tool<\/h3>\n<h5>By Phys Org\u00a0 |\u00a0 August 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Researchers from the Neuroimaging Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and Wisconsin Institute for the Discovery at University Wisconsin-Madison have developed the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2021-64676-001\"><i>UW Virtual Brain Project<\/i><\/a><span>, producing unique, interactive, 3D narrated diagrams to help students learn about the structure and function of perceptual systems in the human brain. A new study exploring how students responded to these lessons on desktop PCs and in virtual reality (VR) offers new insights into the benefits of VR as an educational tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Your Brain on Virtual Reality<\/h3>\n<h5>By Academic Minute\u00a0 | \u00a0<span class=\"thetime\">July 29, 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Bas Rokers is Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Neuroimaging Facility at New York University Abu Dhabi. His work has elucidated the neural mechanisms underlying visual perception, by revealing the links between sensory input, neural activity and perpetual experience. His research has informed technological innovation in the domain of virtual and augmented reality and has important applications in healthcare, improving the understanding and treatment of visual disorders.<\/p>\n<p>He has published extensively in high profile publications such as Nature Neuroscience, Current Biology, Psychological Science and Nature Scientific Reports. His research has been funded by the Netherlands Scientific Organization, the US National Institutes of Health, the US Navy, Facebook and Google, amongst others. Before his position at New York University Abu Dhabi, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has held visiting appointments at Utrecht University and MIT. Finally, he is a science advocate and actively engages with the public, most notably by working on National Geographic\u2019s Brain Games TV series and the University of Wisconsin Virtual Brain Project.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bold|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#00718C|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academicminute.org\/2021\/07\/bas-rokers-nyu-abu-dhabi-your-brain-on-virtual-reality\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E5F3F6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"widget__headline h2\">Person\u2019s Ability To Detect Visual Cues May Predict Severity Of Motion Sickness<\/h3>\n<h5>By Newsgram\u00a0 |\u00a0 March 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>A team of researchers has identified that a person\u2019s ability to detect visual cues may help predict the severity of motion sickness symptoms. The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1875952121000203?via%3Dihub\">study<\/a><span>, published in the journal Entertainment Computing, indicated that, specifically, the discomfort was due to a specific sensory cue called motion parallax, which is defined as the relative movement of different parts of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we tested sensitivity to sensory cues, a robust relationship emerged. It was clear that the greater an individual\u2019s sensitivity to motion parallax cues, the more severe the motion sickness symptoms,\u201d said researcher Bas Rokers from New York University, Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our hope that these findings will help lead to the more widespread use of powerful virtual reality (VR) technologies by removing barriers that prevent many people from taking advantage of its potential,\u201d Rokers added.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bold|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#00718C|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsgram.com\/persons-ability-to-detect-visual-cues-may-predict-severity-of-motion-sickness\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>NYU Abu Dhabi Study Predicts Motion Sickness Severity<\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"thetime\">By Science Codex\u00a0 |\u00a0 March 10, 2021 <\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"first\" class=\"lead\"><span>Motion sickness is typically associated with traveling in cars, boats, and airplanes, however discomfort or \u201ccybersickness\u201d also arises with technological use such as in virtual reality (VR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A new study led by Head of the Rokers Vision Laboratory and NYUAD Associate Professor of Psychology Bas Rokers explored why the severity of motion sickness varies from person to person by investigating sources of cybersickness during VR use.<\/p>\n<p>In the new study,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1875952121000203?via%3Dihub\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Variations in visual sensitivity predict motion sickness in virtual reality<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>published in the journal Entertainment Computing, Rokers and his team used VR headsets to simulate visual cues and present videos that induced moderate levels of motion sickness. They found that a person\u2019s ability to detect visual cues predicted the severity of motion sickness symptoms. Specifically, discomfort was due to a specific sensory cue called motion parallax, which is defined as the relative movement of different parts of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bold|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#00718C|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencecodex.com\/nyu-abu-dhabi-study-predicts-motion-sickness-severity-668599\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E5F3F6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>NYUAD Researcher Aids in the Development of a Pathway to Solve Cybersickness<\/h3>\n<h5>By Omnia Health\u00a0 |\u00a0 November 30, 2020<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have grown in popularity as they can immerse users in novel situations and environments by simulating the necessary stimuli. However, when using VR or AR technologies such as head-worn displays, users frequently report symptoms of nausea, disorientation, and sleepiness. This is more commonly referred to as cybersickness, a form of motion sickness that has been caused by the use of technology.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Neuroimaging Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Bas Rokers, and a team of researchers have evaluated the state of research on cybersickness and formulated a research and development agenda to eliminate cybersickness, allowing for broader adoption of immersive technologies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#57058C&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Regular||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;float: none;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Some Brains are Blind to Moving Objects<\/h3>\n<h5>By Wnews\u00a0 | \u00a0<span class=\"date\">September 28, 2016<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>As many as half of people are blind to motion in some part of their field of vision, but the deficit doesn\u2019t have anything to do with the eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a study published Sept. 28 in the journal<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pss.sagepub.com\/\">Psychological Science<\/a>, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison psychology Professor Bas Rokers and collaborators in the Netherlands have shown that motion blindness is a failure of the brain to properly interpret sensory information \u2014 a type of deficit called agnosia.\u00a0The best-known example of an agnosia is probably face blindness, called prosopagnosia, in which people can\u2019t tell one face from another (and thus can\u2019t tell people apart without other clues).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that they can\u2019t tell something is a face. They can look right at it and tell you where the nose and the mouth are,\u201d says Rokers, who studies the brain\u2019s role in vision. \u201cThey just can\u2019t integrate that information to figure out identity, because identity depends on the relationship between those elements.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bold|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#00718C|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#00718C&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/some-brains-are-blind-to-moving-objects\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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