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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford’s Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

The counselor or commission can gradually, in a controlled manner, expose a patient to what they are afraid of, and teach them the skills to manage those fears and to habituate sometimes what’s a learned fear response. Alan: I’m the guinea pig for the office. And that’s really changing the game. Walter: Uh-huh.

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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford's Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

The counselor or commission can gradually, in a controlled manner, expose a patient to what they are afraid of, and teach them the skills to manage those fears and to habituate sometimes what's a learned fear response. Alan: I'm the guinea pig for the office. And that's really changing the game. Walter: Uh-huh.

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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford’s Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

The counselor or commission can gradually, in a controlled manner, expose a patient to what they are afraid of, and teach them the skills to manage those fears and to habituate sometimes what’s a learned fear response. Alan: I’m the guinea pig for the office. And that’s really changing the game. Walter: Uh-huh.