Kessler Foundation researcher reports pilot results from a virtual reality executive function task

Denise Krch, Ph.D., research scientist for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, presented «Pilot results from a virtual reality executive function task,» at the International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation. «Impairments in executive functions, such as planning and problem solving, negatively impact a person’s ability to live independently,» said Dr. Krch. «Virtual environments offer an ecologically valid way to evaluate a person’s ability to carry out tasks that depend on…

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/kf-…