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Virtual reality is being used to help people with dementia revisit their past. 
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A virtual reality app aims to provide a sense of what it is like to live with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
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I'm trying to find a sock. My vision is distorted and my hands are numb. It's dark. I rifle through a pile of what appear to be bedclothes, desperate to find the sock. A man stands next to me barking instructions, but I can't make out any words, only loud noises. He's too close, though, leering over my shoulder, frightening me. I shuffle away but I can't shake him off. Suddenly, I have the sock in my hand, holding it aloft like a prize. Within seconds, it's snatched away from me by the man at my shoulder. I ball my fist, ready to punch him.
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Perspective | Loud banging, foot pain, and flashes of light - my eight minutes as a dementia patient
A reporter who covers aging ventures into a virtual world - a much dimmer one - that provides a visceral portal into dementia
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First developed to rehabilitate wounded Israeli soldiers, the virtual reality CAREN machine has also helped hundreds of injured Chinese earthquake victims to take their first steps to recovery.
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