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The metaverse, an immersive virtual environment, is emerging as a transformative tool in rehabilitation, offering innovative modalities for motor and cognitive treatments. Virtual reality and augmented reality within the metaverse facilitate interactive exercises, allowing patients to perform rehabilitative tasks in a gamified context, which can improve motivation and adherence. Furthermore, the metaverse supports treatments that are not easy to carry out during conventional therapy, such as the rehabilitation of social participation, and creates a real individuals-based platform of continuum of care thanks to its interoperability. However, challenges such as technological accessibility, user adaptability, and the need for comprehensive clinical guidelines remain. Future research should focus on long-term efficacy, integration into traditional rehabilitation frameworks, and addressing ethical considerations, ultimately positioning the metaverse as a valuable adjunct in rehabilitative practices.
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Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes and short communications in the areas of cognitive neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, neural engineering, neuroimaging, neurolinguistics, neuropathy, systems neuroscience, and theoretical and computational neuroscience. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material.
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