Three-dimensional virtual reality (3D VR) task (IMAGE)

Fujita Health University

Three-dimensional virtual reality (3D VR) task

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Researchers assess navigation performance using a head-mounted immersive 3D VR device and demonstrate that VR path integration performance may help predict risk of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, potentially facilitating timely lifestyle modifications and therapeutic interventions.

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Dr. Hirohisa Watanabe from Fujita Health University, Japan Image source link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-026-02056-x

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