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via news-medical / August 7, 2025

AI and extended reality successfully train surgical trainees without instructors

Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of teaching surgical trainees a difficult procedure using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms …

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via news-medical / August 7, 2025

AI and human feedback together improve neurosurgical training

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful new tool in training and education, including in the field of neurosurgery. Yet a new study suggests that AI …

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via news-medical / August 6, 2025

Innovative VR therapy helps ease anxiety in cardiovascular disease

Living with cardiovascular disease often takes a serious emotional toll - and with stress known to worsen heart health, there's growing interest in low-risk, …

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via sciencedaily / July 30, 2025

Pain relief without pills? VR nature scenes trigger the brain’s healing switch

Immersing in virtual reality (VR) nature scenes helped relieve symptoms that are often seen in people living with long-term pain, with those who felt more …

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via news-medical / July 23, 2025

Neurons shift during repeated navigation of identical paths

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists found the brain's internal GPS changes each time we navigate a familiar, static environment. This means …

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