UNSW scores $5m US defence grant for VR pain relief – iTnews

The US Department of Defense has granted Sydney-based researchers $5 million to explore how virtual reality (VR) can be used to ease nerve-related pain after spinal cord injuries.
The collaboration between UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) will use VR as a non-invasive intervention without the risk of toxicity or addiction associated with the use of medication.
Associate Professor Sylvia Gustin, the project lead at NeuRA and pain expert at the UNSW School of Psychology, s…

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