We present an overview of the Virtual Patient project at the University of Maryland, which is developing a cognitive model of humans experiencing various states of health and dise...
Sergei Nirenburg, Marjorie McShane, Stephen Beale,...
This paper presents the cognitive model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) developed for the Maryland Virtual Patient simulation and mentoring environment. GERD represents a...
Marjorie McShane, Sergei Nirenburg, Stephen Beale,...
A computer-based method for the assessment of body image distortions in anorexia nervosa and other eating-disordered patients is presented. At the core of the method is a realistic...
Daniel Harari, Miriam Furst, Nahum Kiryati, Asaf C...
Virtual Reality has undergone a transition in the past few years that has taken from the realm of expensive toy into that of functional technology. This emerging computer-driven s...
Albert A. Rizzo, J. Galen Buckwalter, Cheryl van d...
In this paper, we describe the development of a virtual human to be used for training applications in the field of cardiac emergencies. The system integrates AI techniques for sim...