VR headsets in PTSD treatment

2024-04-04 05:47 PM by Maria Malik

The Hill’s Brad Dress spoke with veterans who are benefiting from new technology in their recovery from PTSD. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Tonya Oxendine, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of thousands of veterans who are already using VR to treat PTSD as the technology picks up attention across the nation. …

AI-aided virtual conversations with WWII vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum

2024-03-20 08:47 PM by Eugen Boglaru

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a screen, asking it questions about being taken prisoner by German soldiers during World War II. After a pause, his video-recorded twin recalled being given “sauerkraut soup” by his captors before a grueling march. “That was a Tuesday …