Applications of Virtual Reality Technology in Rehabilitation—2nd Edition

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Dear Colleagues,

The democratization of virtual reality use has led to an increase in available virtual reality applications for cognitive training and rehabilitation. Despite this increase, the operating mechanisms underlying the effects in virtual rehabilitation are still not completely understood. Most systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field highlight the need for conducting high-quality research that allows us to fully understand the working mechanisms of virtual rehabilitation and how intervention effects are sustained over time.

Therefore, this Topic seeks to explore the active elements of virtual reality technology in cognitive training and rehabilitation in terms of intervention features relative to the use of game elements, the presence of virtual humans and avatars, intensive or distributed practices of cognitive training, or whether the automatization of routines by relying on machine learning methods from artificial intelligence contributes to the efficiency of the rehabilitation procedure.

This Topic is open to innovative studies that explore both the use of new technologies for cognitive training and rehabilitation, as well as studies seeking to contribute to the discovery of operating mechanisms of virtual rehabilitation for promoting cognitive adjustments for people with acquired brain injuries or at risk of developing cognitive impairments.

Dr. Jorge Oliveira
Prof. Dr. Pedro Gamito
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Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Brain Sciences brainsci	2.8	5.6	2011	16.2 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Journal of Clinical Medicine jcm	2.9	5.2	2012	17.7 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Healthcare healthcare	2.7	4.7	2013	21.5 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Reports reports	0.6	-	2018	21.7 Days	CHF 1400	Submit
Information information	2.9	6.5	2010	18.6 Days	CHF 1800	Submit

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