Understanding How to Expose Clinical-Friendly Drug Cues with Virtual Reality and the Impact on Biofeedback Signals.

Cue exposure can be an invaluable tool by which to learn the skills of cue identification and craving perception in the development of mind-body awareness. Virtual reality (VR) has proven highly effective in cue-exposure therapy. In the current study, we developed a system for the collection of biofeedback data during the VR experience and while recounting these experiences with a psychotherapist afterward. Our results provide insight into the means by which VR cues induce cravings and impact the emotional state of the user.