Immersive and interactive virtual reality to improve learning and retention of neuroanatomy in medical students: a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spatial 3-dimensional understanding of the brain is essential to learning neuroanatomy, and 3-dimensional learning techniques have been proposed as tools to enhance neuroanatomy training. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of immersive virtual-reality neuroanatomy training and compare it to traditional paper-based methods.

Methods

In this randomized controlled study, participants consisted of first- or second-year medical students from the University of Saskatchewan recruited via email and posters displayed throughout the medical school. Participants were randomly assigned to the virtual-reality group or the paper-based group and studied the spatial relations between neural structures for 12 minutes after performing a neuroanatomy baseline test, with

SUBMITTER: Ekstrand C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5878950 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature