Fighting Fear with Virtual Reality
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Fighting Fear with Virtual Reality
Fighting Fear with Virtual Reality
June 2011 in Kirkland, WA
Whether it's the fear of spiders or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from events such as military combat or 9/11, fear can severely hinder a person's way of life.
Therapists now use virtual reality to fight peoples' phobias by exposing patients to computer simulations of the objects, situation, or memories they have been avoiding.Dr. Hunter Hoffman, Director of UW's Virtual Reality Research Center, discusses how virtual reality exposure therapy is changing the way we can confront and overcome our fears.
About Science Cafés
Science Café events bring local scientists face-to-face with the general public at T.S. McHugh's in Seattle, Wilde Rover in Kirkland, and The Swiss Pub in Tacoma. All Science Café events are free to the public, open to all ages, and no science background is required. Science Cafés are presented in partnership with Pacific Science Center.
Upcoming Science Cafés
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Queen Anne Science Café
July 2nd, 2013
Topic: Sleep & Behavior in Youth
Speakers: Michelle Garrison, Ph.D. -
Eastside Science Café
July 8th, 2013
Topic: Biodiversity in the Wildlands of South America
Speaker: Peter Morrison -
Tacoma Science Café
July 9th, 2013
Topic: Genetic Warfare
Speaker: Greg Brennan, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Contact Us
For more information about Science Café, please contact KCTS 9's Science Café Coordinator:
Tom Steele
tsteele@KCTS9.org
206.443.6755
Science Cafés are made possible in part by support from the MetLife Foundation and a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health, both via KCTS 9's project partner, Pacific Science Center.
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