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VirtualReality:RehabilitationinMotor,CognitiveandSensorialDisorders
PaulM.SharkeyandJoavMerrick
https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=51221

Overthepasttwentyyears,groupsoftherapists,researchersandengineershaveseizedthepotentialofvirtualreality(VR)anditsassociated
technologiestoworktogetherondesigningandtestingagreatvarietyofrehabilitationdevicesandsystemswiththeobjectiveofimprovingthe
supportforpeoplewithdisabilities.Virtualrealitytechnologiesoffernewparadigmsforhumanexploration,understandingandsupportby
providingparticipantsasafesettinginwhichtheycaninteractanddevelopgoalorientedactivitieswithinfunctionalvirtualenvironments,
especiallywhentheyfindthemselvesinsituationsofcognitive,behavioralormotordisabilities.Thesolutionsbuiltfromthesetechnologiesreduce
patientslimitationsofactivityandparticipationbypromotingtherecoveryofcapabilities.ThecurrentdiversificationofVRtechnologycanalso
leadtotoolsusedathomesothatthepatientcanpursuethetrainingthatwasinitiatedwiththetherapistinthecarecenter.Inthisbookyouwill
findresearchontherehabilitationinmotor,cognitiveandsensorialdisorders.

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VirtualReality:PeoplewithSpecialNeeds
PaulM.SharkeyandJoavMerrick
https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=51055

Theuseofvirtualrealityforlearning,training,andrehabilitationforpeoplewithspecialneedshasbeenontheriseinrecentyears.Virtualreality
allowstheusertobetrained,togatherinformationandtoperformrehabilitationtasksinthevirtualrealityspace.Itallowstheusertoperform
independently,safely,andefficiently,inacombinedproductofsensory,motor,andcognitiveskills.Thedesign,development,andevaluationof
suchvirtualrealityenvironmentsisamultidisciplinarywork,theintegrationofmedicine,physicaltherapy,occupationaltherapy,neuroscience,
psychology,education,engineering,computerscience,andart.Inthisbookwecoverabroadrangeoftopicsfromvirtualrealityaugmented
therapyinthedevelopmentofcognitiveneuroscienceperspectivesonmotorrehabilitation,thepotentialofvirtualenvironmentstoimprove
orientationandmobilityskillsforpeoplewhoareblind,virtualrealityforpeoplewithcerebralpalsy,hapticvirtualrealitytechnologiesforvisual
impairmentandblindness,perceptionofspaceandsubsequentdesignchangesneededforaccessibility,autismspectrumdisordertoimproving
cognitiveandintellectualskillsviavirtualenvironmentsinarangeofdifferenttopicssuchasmathematicalperformanceorprospectivememory.

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VirtualRealityTechnologiesForHealthAndClinicalApplications
EditedbyPatriceL.(Tamar)Weiss,EmilyA.Keshner,MindyF.Levin
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F9781493909681

ThisfirstvolumeoftheVirtualRealityTechnologiesforHealthandClinicalApplicationsseriesaimstoprovideacomprehensiveoverviewofhow
VRtechnologiesareappliedtomotorrehabilitation.ThefirstpartofthisvolumeidentifiesthecharacteristicsofVRthataffectthemechanisms
underlyingthemotorcontrolprocessesthatsupportmotorrelearning.ThesecondpartofthevolumeconsistsofcriticaloverviewsofVR
applicationsthataddress(1)differenttherapeuticobjectives(e.g.,increasingmusclestrength,improvingsittingbalance)and(2)user(client)
goalsincludingtheirrelationshiptotheenvironment(e.g.,participationinwork,study,recreation).Chapterauthorsfocusonthelatestresearch
findingsontheclinicalapplicationofVRtechnologyforremediationofmotordisordersduetospecificphysicaldisabilities(e.g.,Stroke,Traumatic
BrainInjury,Parkinsonssyndromes,CerebralPalsy,degenerativeconditionssuchasAmyotrophicLateralSclerosisandMultipleSclerosis).
VirtualRealityforPhysicalandMotorRehabilitationreviewstwodecadesofprogressandanticipatesadvancestocome.Itofferscurrentresearch
onthecapacityofVRtoevaluate,address,andreducemotorskilllimitations,andtheuseofVRtosupportmotorandsensorimotorfunction,from
themostbasictothemostsophisticatedskilllevels.Expertscientistsandcliniciansexplainhowthebrainorganizesmotorbehavior,relate
therapeuticobjectivestoclientgoals,anddifferentiateamongVRplatformsinengagingtheproductionofmovementandbalance.Onthe
practicalside,contributorsdemonstratethatVRcomplementsexistingtherapiesacrossvariousconditionssuchasneurodegenerativediseases,
traumaticbraininjury,andstroke.Includedamongthetopicsare:
Neuroplasticityandvirtualreality
Visionandperceptioninvirtualreality
Sensorimotorrecalibrationinvirtualenvironments
RehabilitativeapplicationsusingVRforresidualimpairmentsfollowingstroke
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VRrevealsmechanismsofbalanceandlocomotorimpairments
ApplicationsofVRtechnologiesforchildhooddisabilities
VirtualRealityforPhysicalandMotorRehabilitationdistillsadynamicfieldtoaidtheworkofneuropsychologists,rehabilitationspecialists
(includingphysical,speech,vocational,andoccupationaltherapists),andneurologists.

AdvancesinVRandAnxietyDisorders
BrendaWiederhold,StephaneBouchard
http://www.springer.com/psychology/book/9781489980229

ThebookispartofaserieseditedbyMartinM.Antonyanddesignedformentalhealthprofessionals.Theseriesisreflectingthefullspectrumof
anxietydisordersandtheircurrentemphasisinthefieldofpsychology.Thebooksaredesignedtobeusedbyclinicians,researchers,and
students.Thebookisdesignedtoprovideacomprehensivereviewoftheresearchconductedinthefieldofanxietydisorders.Topicssuchas
presenceandunwantednegativesideeffectsinducedbyimmersionsinVR(cybersickness)arepresentedfirstinordertoexplainbasicconcepts
thatcutacrossallotherchapters.Thefollowingchaptersareaddressingthevariousanxietydisordersandfollowthesamegeneralstructure:(a)
anintroductionofthedisorder,(b)thepresentationofatleastoneclinicaltrialestablishingthatthereareeffectivepsychologicaltreatmentsfor
thisdisorder,(c)adescriptivereviewofoutcomestudiesinvolvingVRand(d)afocusonaspecifictopicrelevanttoVR.
ThebookprovidesapresentationofkeyclinicaltrialsdocumentingtheefficacyandeffectivenessofVRforfollowingacleardisorderbydisorder
sequence,plusanindepthcoverageofevidencesandknowledgecomingfromallanxietydisorders,suchaslessonslearnedfromclinicaltrials,
experimentalstudiesontreatmentprocesses,thecontributionofpsychophysiologicaldata,describingclinicalmanuals,theintegrationofvirtual
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humans,orthedevelopmentofvirtualenvironments.Thetextissupportedbynumerousfiguresillustratingvirtualenvironmentsandresearch
results.ThebookconcludeswithacaseexampleofthedevelopmentofavirtualclinicandthoughtsonthefutureofVRforanxietydisorders.

TechnologiesofInclusiveWellBeingSeriousGames,AlternativeRealities,andPlayTherapy
A.L.Brooks,AalborgUniversity,Esbjerg,DenmarkS.Brahnam,MissouriStateUniversity,Springfield,USAL.C.Jain,UniversityofCanberra,
Canberra,Australia(Eds.)
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F9783642454325

Series:StudiesinComputationalIntelligence,Vol.536
LatestresearchonemergingintelligentparadigmsinthefieldofSeriousGames,AlternativeRealities,andPlayTherapy
Introducesanddescribesthelatestintelligenttechnologiesofferingtherapy,rehabilitation,andmoregeneralwellbeingcare
Thisbookisthefirstsinglevolumethatbringstogetherthetopicsofseriousgames,alternativerealities,andplaytherapy.Thefocusisontheuse
ofdigitalmediaforthetherapeuticbenefitandwellbeingofawiderangeofpeoplespanningthosewithspecialneedstotheelderlytoentire
urbanneighborhoods.Thisbookbringstogetherthesetopicstodemonstratetheincreasingtrans/inter/multidisciplinaryinitiativesapparenttoday
inscience,medicine,andacademicresearchinterdisciplinaryinitiativethatarealreadyprofoundlyimpactingsociety.

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