This summer, the first official findings on DiSCoVR were published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research: Mental Health. This article is about the pilot study on DiSCoVR, which was conducted between January and August of 2017. The main purpose…
The Research School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) was visited by the Hersenstichting (Dutch Brain foundation) on the 3rd of March 2020. BCN brings together research in the field of neuroscience. Several presentations and demonstrations were given of the…
On Thursday (20 February 2020) people walked around with cameras at the UCP (university center for psychiatry) in Groningen. Not because of an exposure exercise, but to film what virtual reality therapy looks like and even better; what effect it…
On the 8th of June from 20:00 till 01:00 our VR-Mental health team was in the Aa-kerk in Groningen to demonstrate our VR-interventions. People could experience relaxation by swimming with dolphins, dream away on a beautiful beach or enjoying a…
In march 2018 the VRelax pilot study has officialy started at the Psychosis department of the University Medical Centre Groningen. With VRelax we research whether VR can help reduce stress in people with a depressive, bipolar, anxiety or psychotic disorder.…
At the same time, 200 people felt the power of Virtual Reality during Wim Veling's oration as Professor of Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). Within 3 minutes they hung over the edge of the Martinitoren in Groningen…
By Anja den Tuinder, VRAPT trainer in the Pompekliniek It was quite exciting for me to undergo the Virtual Reality Aggression Prevention Training (VRAPT) myself. At the same time, I felt and experienced the many possibilities of this training, especially…
This week Alyssa Jongeneel's article was published, she researched self-confidence and social stress using virtual environments. In the research people were exposed to a virtual bar with different levels of social stress. High social stress was created by making the…
People with psychosis can overcome their paranoia and anxiety by practicing in Virtual Reality environments. After a therapy with Virtual Reality (VR), they are less afraid and can do things they sometimes didn't dare to do for years, such as…
Last Friday Stéphanie Klein Tuente and Wim Veling visited BNR's studio for an interview. Here she told about the Vrapt research in which VR is used to prevent aggression. Listen to the broadcast here. In a new treatment for tbs’ers…
