Underestimation of egocentric distances in immersive virtual environments using various
head-mounted displays (HMDs) has been a puzzling topic of research interest for several years…

The ototoxicity of a number of marketed drugs is well documented, and there is an absence
of convenient techniques to identify and eliminate this unwanted effect at a pre-clinical stage. …

Background Alcohol use disorders are characterized by inflexible alcohol seeking that occurs
despite adverse consequences. Males and females are differentially sensitive to ethanol (…

Methods| The procedure was carried out on a cadaveric temporal bone in an operating
room with a surgeon and a surgical technician. The Zeiss Extaro 300 microscope (Carl Zeiss …

In this paper, we examine how embodiment and manipulation of a self-avatar's dimensions
— specifically the arm length — affect users' judgments of the personal space around them in …

An essential question in understanding how to develop and build collaborative immersive
virtual environments (IVEs) is recognizing how people perform actions together. Many actions …

In this paper we examine the extent of functional reaching space, or peripersonal space, in
immersive three-dimensional virtual reality. In the real world a person’s peripersonal space …

Although casual drinkers are a majority of the alcohol drinking population, understanding of
the long-term effects of chronic exposure to lower levels of alcohol is limited. Chronic …

Women are more vulnerable to stress-induced craving, which may be associated with
increased vulnerability to relapse. Susceptibility to stress-induced craving also appears to be …

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly comorbid with HIV infection, necessitating an
understanding of the interactive effects of drug exposure and HIV. The relationship between …