Researchers from the University of Basel, Switzerland, have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones in order to help people reduce their fear of spiders. The app has already shown itself to be effective in a clinical trial, with subjects experiencing less fear of real spiders after completing just a few training units with the app at home.<br /><br />Credit: University of Basel, MCN<br /><br />Research Paper: Effectiveness of a smartphone-based, augmented reality exposure app to reduce fear of spiders in real-life: A randomized controlled trial <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761852100089X" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761852100089X</a><br /><br />Download the Phobys app from <a href="https://www.phobys.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.phobys.com/</a><br /><br />News Source: <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928903</a><br /><br />Playlist for Technology News Videos - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2ccNIJVPpB_XqWWq_oaZGIDzmKiSkYc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2ccNIJVPpB_XqWWq_oaZGIDzmKiSkYc</a><br />Health - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2ccNIJVPpArLvIQIPxIkHzcSg6qPm0T" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2ccNIJVPpArLvIQIPxIkHzcSg6qPm0T</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGiIdE8ZVcs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGiIdE8ZVcs</a>