Elonka wrote:
] ] Fantasy worlds created by virtual reality have been shown
] ] to provide a novel form of relief to patients suffering
] ] from intractable pain.
]
] Virtual analgesia -- makes perfect sense! Maybe I'll bring my
] handheld to my next dentist appointment....

Theorize that mechanism behind 3d game addiction is identical to mechanism behind opioid addiction at the level of neural pathway attenuation. "I gotta have my unreal tournament... I got the shakes!"

RE: Real pain dulled in virtual worlds