Nathan Caruana is a postdoctoral research fellow in the cognitive science department at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
Nathan Caruana
Research fellow
Macquarie University
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Virtual reality yields clues to social difficulties in autism
Assessing social ability in adults with autism requires controlled tests involving real-time social interactions. Virtual reality makes this possible.
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