Almost a decade ago, Chongxi Lai, then a graduate student at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, was puzzled by a nagging question: Are animals capable of imagination? “I ...

Meta has scaled back its long-running push into virtual reality, laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs ...

Virtual reality (VR) may be an effective and reliable tool to alleviate the anxiety experienced by most parents or caregivers when their child undergoes surgery, according to research presented at the ...

Virtual reality is a reality for so many ever since the start of the pandemic. You’ve likely been relying on virtual meetings in some capacity or another for the past three years, but have you ever ...

Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

New research suggests rats can mentally navigate to locations they've visited before. Pexels Humans use their imaginations regularly, from mentally mapping out the fastest route to the office to ...

Every week at Riverspring Living in The Bronx, residents are embracing technology and becoming thrill-seekers with the help of virtual reality headsets — all from the comforts of their armchairs!

Prejudice and discrimination touch every corner of society, shaping the daily lives of marginalized groups worldwide. Whether it’s racial bias, cultural divides, or gender inequalities, these issues ...

The evolution of technology continues to reshape our world at a significant pace, with each innovation unlocking new possibilities and changing the way we live, work and interact. As we look to the ...