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VR-FOCUS: evaluating eye tracking during a virtual reality N-back task as a marker of cognitive load in chronic pain
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedCombining AI with eye tracking in virtual reality could one day help personalize treatment for people living with chronic pain, according to world-first research from the University of East Anglia.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedScientists found that tiny changes in pupil size and blinking patterns can reveal how hard the brain is working during virtual reality tasks.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedThe study involved 84 volunteers, including 42 people with chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia, who completed increasingly demanding memory challenges while wearing a VR headset with eye-tracking technology.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedAs tasks became more mentally challenging, participants' pupils widened and blink rates increased.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedAI models analyzing these signals over time could distinguish between low and high mental workload with up to 88% accuracy in healthy volunteers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedAccuracy was significantly lower among people living with chronic pain, suggesting standardized approaches may not work equally well for all patients and future systems may need individual calibration.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe researchers say larger studies are needed to determine whether adaptive VR therapies can improve real-world outcomes for patients.View evidenceHide evidence
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VR-FOCUS: evaluating eye tracking during a virtual reality N-back task as a marker of cognitive load in chronic pain
Scientific Reports · 2026
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