Immersive and interactive virtual reality to improve learning and retention of neuroanatomy in medical students: a randomized controlled study

Spatial 3-dimensional understanding of the brain is essential to learning neuroanatomy, and 3-dimensional learning techniques have been proposed as tools to enhance neuroanatomy training. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of immersive virtual-reality neuroanatomy training and compare it to traditional paper-based methods.In this randomized controlled study, participants consisted of first- or second-year medical students from the...