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Plasticity of Functional MAOA Gene Methylation in Acrophobia

, 2018
Epigenetic mechanisms have been proposed to mediate fear extinction in animal models. Here, MAOA methylation was analyzed via direct sequencing of sodium bisulfite-treated DNA extracted from blood cells before and after a 2-week exposure therapy in a ...
Kollert, Leonie, Pauli, Paul, Domschke, Katharina, Martin J Herrmann, Yasmin Busch, Herrmann, Martin J., Katzorke, Andrea, Christoph Schartner, Schiele, Miriam A., Leonie Kollert, Jürgen Deckert, Katharina Domschke, Ziegler, Christiane, Gromer, Daniel, Miriam A Schiele, Christiane Ziegler, Busch, Yasmin, Schartner, Christoph, Reif, Andreas, Paul Pauli, Andreas Reif, Andrea Katzorke, Deckert, Jürgen, Daniel Gromer   +23 more
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Brain metabolism and related connectivity in patients with acrophobia treated by virtual reality therapy: an 18F-FDG PET pilot study sensitized by virtual exposure

EJNMMI Research, 2018
Background The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the impact of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) on brain metabolism and connectivity. Eighteen patients with acrophobia were assessed by an 18F-FDG PET scan sensitized by virtual exposure ...
Antoine Verger, Eric Malbos, Emmanuelle Reynaud, Pierre Mallet, Daniel Mestre, Jean-Marie Pergandi, Stéphanie Khalfa, Eric Guedj   +7 more
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Conquer Fear of Heights Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy With Cognitive Restructuring

Gadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology
Acrophobia has traditionally been treated using exposure therapy; however, virtual reality technology has emerged as an alternative that minimizing security risks by presenting three-dimensional stimuli.
Miftah Faizah, Neila Ramdhani, Muhana Sofiati Utami   +2 more
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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1582-1605, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
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Virtual reality exposure therapy for panic disorder

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a treatment in a virtual environment based on the representation of a patient’s disease in virtual reality.
S.-E. Cho, H. Ma, S.-G. Kang
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An Experimental Exploration of Cognitive Workload and Situational Awareness in Virtual Reality: Implications for Non‐Clinical Emotional Support

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Many people face emotional challenges without meeting the criteria for clinical mental disorders. Virtual Reality (VR) has become popular in psychotherapy due to accessibility, but it can sometimes increase cognitive workload (CWL) and decrease situational awareness (SA).
Fabiha Islam, Zipporah Bright, Liang Zhan, Chao Shi   +3 more
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An elevated plus-maze in mixed reality for studying human anxiety-related behavior

BMC Biology, 2017
Background A dearth of laboratory tests to study actual human approach-avoidance behavior has complicated translational research on anxiety. The elevated plus-maze (EPM) is the gold standard to assess approach-avoidance behavior in rodents. Methods Here,
Sarah V. Biedermann, Daniel G. Biedermann, Frederike Wenzlaff, Tim Kurjak, Sawis Nouri, Matthias K. Auer, Klaus Wiedemann, Peer Briken, Jan Haaker, Tina B. Lonsdorf, Johannes Fuss   +10 more
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Developing an auxiliary tool for treatment of specific phobias via virtual reality technology applications: An effectiveness study [PDF]

Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Purpose of the study is to develop an auxiliary tool that can be used by experts working in the clinical settings for psychological support processes to adults diagnosed with simple phobia.
Sedat Isikli, Zeynel Baran, Selcuk Aslan
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Virtual reality therapy simulation for acrophobia / Nurfiza Emilina Hamzah [PDF]

, 2007
Virtual reality therapy, based on this sophisticated technology, has been recently used in the treatment of subjects diagnosed with acrophobia, a disorder that is characterized by marked anxiety upon exposure to heights and avoidance of heights ...
Hamzah, Nurfiza Emilina
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An Investigation of Various Machine and Deep Learning Techniques Applied in Automatic Fear Level Detection and Acrophobia Virtual Therapy

Sensors, 2020
In this paper, we investigate various machine learning classifiers used in our Virtual Reality (VR) system for treating acrophobia. The system automatically estimates fear level based on multimodal sensory data and a self-reported emotion assessment ...
Oana Bălan, Gabriela Moise, Alin Moldoveanu, Marius Leordeanu, Florica Moldoveanu   +4 more
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