The majority of virtual reality (VR) applications rely on audiovisual stimuli and do not exploit
the addition of other sensory cues that could increase the potential of VR. This systematic …

Haptic technology involves the use of electrical or mechanical means to stimulate afferent
nerves or mechanoreceptors in the skin as the basis for creating sensations of physical …

This review paper discusses the role of haptics within virtual medical training applications,
particularly, where it can be used to aid a practitioner to learn and practice a task. The …

Objective: Summarize the outcomes and best practices of simulation training for
laparoscopic surgery. Background: Simulation-based training for laparoscopic surgery has …

Virtual reality trainers are educational tools with great potential for laparoscopic surgery.
They can provide basic skills training in a controlled environment and free of risks for …

BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR)-based surgical simulation is an expanding and rapidly
advancing modality which aims to serve the increasing demand to acquire surgical skills …

In line with the advances in technology and communication, medical simulations are being
developed to support the acquisition of requisite psychomotor skills before real-life clinical …

Although virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for the investigation of episodic memory
phenomena, to date there has been relatively little examination of how learning mechanisms …

Novel haptics technologies are urgently needed to bridge the gap between entirely physical
world and fully digital environment to render a more realistic and immersive human …

OBJECTIVES To provide a systematic overview of the literature assessing the value of
haptic and force feedback in current simulators teaching laparoscopic surgical skills. DATA …