UCSF creates immersive, virtual reality lab to study the brain

Neuroscape Lab

UCSF professor Adam Gazzaley has created Neuroscape Lab, where scientists use various technologies to make functional recordings of research participants as they move around and interact inside 3-D environments.  His goal is to “study novel neuro-diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, with the primary goal of driving rapid translation of neuroscience to real-world solutions.”

This is an admirable attempt to understand  how complex neurological and psychiatric diseases work, create breakthrough technologies,  and also help doctors repurpose technologies built for fitness or fun into targeted therapies for their patients.

The lab will be available to all UCSF researchers who study the brain, with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease, PTSD, ADHD, schizophrenia, autism, depression and multiple sclerosis.


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