Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions

Hayden Scott; Connor Griffin; William Coggins; Brooke Elberson; Mohamed Abdeldayem; Tuhin Virmani; Linda J. Larson-Prior; Linda J. Larson-Prior; Linda J. Larson-Prior; Linda J. Larson-Prior; Linda J. Larson-Prior; Erika Petersen

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2021.807195

Frontiers in Surgery (Feb 2022)

Virtual Reality in the Neurosciences: Current Practice and Future Directions

Hayden Scott,
Connor Griffin,
William Coggins,
Brooke Elberson,
Mohamed Abdeldayem,
Tuhin Virmani,
Linda J. Larson-Prior,
Linda J. Larson-Prior,
Linda J. Larson-Prior,
Linda J. Larson-Prior,
Linda J. Larson-Prior,
Erika Petersen

Affiliations

Hayden Scott: College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Connor Griffin: College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
William Coggins: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Brooke Elberson: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Mohamed Abdeldayem: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Tuhin Virmani: Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Linda J. Larson-Prior: Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Linda J. Larson-Prior: Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Linda J. Larson-Prior: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Linda J. Larson-Prior: Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Linda J. Larson-Prior: Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
Erika Petersen: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.807195
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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Virtual reality has made numerous advancements in recent years and is used with increasing frequency for education, diversion, and distraction. Beginning several years ago as a device that produced an image with only a few pixels, virtual reality is now able to generate detailed, three-dimensional, and interactive images. Furthermore, these images can be used to provide quantitative data when acting as a simulator or a rehabilitation device. In this article, we aim to draw attention to these areas, as well as highlight the current settings in which virtual reality (VR) is being actively studied and implemented within the field of neurosurgery and the neurosciences. Additionally, we discuss the current limitations of the applications of virtual reality within various settings. This article includes areas in which virtual reality has been used in applications both inside and outside of the operating room, such as pain control, patient education and counseling, and rehabilitation. Virtual reality's utility in neurosurgery and the neurosciences is widely growing, and its use is quickly becoming an integral part of patient care, surgical training, operative planning, navigation, and rehabilitation.

Published in Frontiers in Surgery

ISSN: 2296-875X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery

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