How biases distort our view of success
In a world of achievement, it's easy to believe that success is the norm. THE ESSENTIAL Contemporary society values all ...
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Why do we all make self-fulfilling prophecies?
Our beliefs play a crucial role in our daily lives. THE ESSENTIAL Our beliefs can be a driving force but ...
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How our brain can distort the reality of what we see
A recent study shows the influence of visual perception on the estimation of the size of objects in the surrounding ...
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Neurological disorder: Alice in Wonderland syndrome really exists
The "Alice in Wonderland syndrome" is manifested by auditory and visual hallucinations and an altered perception of reality. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Dry drowning: myth or reality?
© Shutterstock / Tatevosian YanaIn 2017, a child in Texas died days after bathing and drinking the cup. The parents ...
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Alzheimer’s: a virtual reality video game to detect the disease
© iStock Photo47 million people are affected by dementia worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). To help detect ...
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Virtual reality to detect signs of Alzheimer’s
© Getty ImagesA study from the University of Cambridge (Great Britain) led by Dr Dennis Chan has developed a virtual ...
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Alzheimer’s: a virtual reality test to predict the disease from the age of 30
© iStockPhotosAccording to neuroscientists at the Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Bonn, Germany, people who have a high genetic risk ...
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Virtual reality, a tool at the service of mental therapies
© istockThe wish of London researchers to make virtual reality a therapeutic tool is on the way to becoming a ...
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Virtual reality to the rescue of depression
© BBCAgainst dizziness, against phobias or, more prosaically, to watch a fashion show, virtual reality headsets increasingly occupy the media ...
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Why do toddlers lie?
Twisting the truth or making up a lie is part of normal child development.While many parents are concerned when their ...
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Caregivers: the harsh reality of people under 25
© iStockFriday, October 6 was Carers Day. The opportunity to look back on the daily life of people with a ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s: a virtual reality video game to detect the disease
© iStock Photo47 million people are affected by dementia worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). To help detect ...
Read moreVirtual reality to detect signs of Alzheimer’s
© Getty ImagesA study from the University of Cambridge (Great Britain) led by Dr Dennis Chan has developed a virtual ...
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Visually impaired: soon augmented reality glasses?
© StockbyteDon't science and technology help us improve our lives? A team from the University of Oxford (England), is convinced ...
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Virtual reality in the service of health
© GettyImagesA helmet in front of the eyes and on the ears, two controllers in the hands, and we find ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s: a virtual reality test to predict the disease from the age of 30
© iStockPhotosAccording to neuroscientists at the Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Bonn, Germany, people who have a high genetic risk ...
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Dyson products to try in virtual reality
Trying out products in physical stores is unfortunately no longer so self-evident. According to Dyson, you should get a good ...
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Unusual: total head transplant, soon to be a reality
© istockTransplant a headon a foreign body. The operation which can frighten sensitive souls could soon find a concrete result. ...
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Anti cancer diet: illusion or reality?
© ThinkStock"By anti Cancer, one should not understand curative of cancer but preventive, by reducing the risk of the appearance ...
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Modifying DNA: a possible reality, for better … and for worse?
© iStockA method that revolutionizes molecular biologyChanging genes and their expression like playing Lego is now almost child's play. Since ...
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Virtual reality to improve the balance of seniors
© ThinkstockVirtual reality could be of great help, not only in detecting balance deficiencies early on, but also in reversing ...
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Hormone-free contraception for women, soon to be a reality
© getty imagesHormonal contraception is not on the rise. In 2012, a thunderclap: the High Authority for Health (HAS) estimates ...
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Surgical operation: virtual reality to reduce anxiety
© Memorial Hospital CenterFor 3 months, the Saint-Lô hospital, in Manche, has acquired 8 virtual reality headsets. Objective: to immerse ...
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Cancer observable with virtual reality
© Getty imagesVirtual reality (VR) is a new therapeutic approach for patients whether it is treat phobia or even better ...
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Regenerating the muscles of the elderly, soon a reality?
© GettyImagesAs we age, our muscle mass decreases. This decline then accelerates over the decades: this is called sarcopenia. It ...
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Virtual reality and health risks: what is “cyber kinetosis”?
The National Health Security Agency explains in a press release what “cyber kinetosis” is. Virtual reality and augmented reality are ...
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Virtual Reality against social phobia
Science fiction or science? Computers that help you get along better with people? It seems contradictory, but it isn't. Virtual ...
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Virtual reality hypnotizes patients in the operating room
© GettyImagesIt is the work of a Strasbourg start-up, HypnoVR founded in 2016 by two anesthesiologists and an entrepreneur: creating ...
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Virtual reality helps unlock the secrets of memory
© Halle Dimsdale-Zucker, UC DavisThe virtual reality has continued to advance science in recent years. This tool was used this ...
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