Iva Georgieva

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Total Citations

176

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About

Dr. Iva Georgieva is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of immersive technology and cognitive neuroscience, whose work has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of how virtual environments can heal the human brain. Her primary research areas encompass virtual reality (VR) for neurorehabilitation, cognitive enhancement, and the neural mechanisms underlying human-computer interaction. Dr. Georgieva’s landmark 2021 review, “Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation and Cognitive Enhancement,” has garnered 176 citations and stands as a definitive synthesis of how both immersive and non-immersive VR systems provide controllable, safe environments for individualized training. In this seminal work, she systematically demonstrated how our access to computer-generated worlds alters perception, emotion, and problem-solving, establishing a new framework for using VR as a therapeutic tool. Her major contributions include identifying the specific neural pathways activated during VR-based motor and cognitive tasks, and developing protocols that leverage these pathways for stroke recovery and cognitive rehabilitation. Dr. Georgieva’s research has been instrumental in moving VR from entertainment to clinical application, earning her recognition as a leading voice in digital therapeutics. Her work continues to inspire a new generation of researchers exploring the brain’s remarkable plasticity in response to engineered realities.