Houston: We have a problem...but no worries, our virtual therapist is on it
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 15:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Hiking in the mountains or lying on the beach are good ways to relieve stress on Earth, but on spaceflights there's no way to get back to nature. Astronauts feeling stressed on long-duration flights, however, may soon find computerized solace in the form of a virtual reality-based relaxation system being developed by Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues.