Focus - How Virtual Reality Heals Pain
How We're Wired
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How VR Helps People With Body Integrity Dysphoria
The brain is all about trying to be efficient, so if it doesn't need to pay attention to something, then it's going to tune it out. We're basically telling the brain, hey, hey, what's going on? Hey, pay attention. By creating a big enough surprise to the brain, the brain is going to think, oh boy, something strange is happening. So you're breaking that cycle. And I guess the brain loves novelty.
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