Researchers at the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Center at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University are studying how AI and virtual reality (VR) can improve the training and performance of brain surgeons. The study was published in the journal JAMA Surgery.

They simulate brain surgeries using VR, monitor students’ performance using AI and provide continuous verbal feedback on how students can improve performance and prevent errors.

Previous research has shown that an intelligent tutoring system powered by AI developed at the Center outperformed expert human teachers, but these instructors were not provided with trainee AI performance data.