Vivid Vision Spotlights are a series of talks and conversations with experts and patients standing at the vanguard of vision science and virtual reality. On this episode we are joined by Howard Rose, a founder in Deepstream VR. Come learn with us about virtual reality in other areas of medicine. We'll explore the different uses and we take a closer look at what lies ahead for the medical vr field. Subject time line: 4: A quick background on Howard Rose's work. 1:00 What does VR provide that other tools cannot? 4:00 Where does the skepticism for VR come from? How does Howard address it? 6:00 What can be achieved if VR is more widely adopted in the realm of health care? 9:00 What's happening to the brain at a neuro logical level when someone is immersed in VR? 13:50 Where are the limits of VR as a medical tool? 16:00 Does medical progress transfer over from VR to real life? 20:00 What other tools or technologies will VR intersect to become more effective in the realm of medicine. 23:00 What can be done to accelerate the pace of adoption? 25:00 Bringing VR systems to hospitals. 28:00 Closing thoughts Thanks very much for Howard for sharing his time and thoughts with us. You can stay in touch with Howard with the links below: http://www.deepstreamvr.com/ http://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=299425 info@deepstreamvr.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-rose-962425