Virtual reality in neurological rehabilitation

Virtual reality (VR) is the computer technology underlying the latest generation of interactive computer games, but its uses go far beyond this. One very exciting area of potential application of VR is neurological rehabilitation. This article outlines four ways in which VR might be used: assessing neurological deficits, increasing patients' levels of interaction with their environments, specific retraining of impaired skills, and, in conjunction with other technologies, as a prosthetic mechanism.