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Empathy Training Simulator (ETS)
A virtual reality system that allows users to experience and understand different types and levels of pain, promoting empathy and compassion. It's like VR but for perspective taking.

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A universal BCI interface translates neural signals of pain into a standardized, globally understood language, regardless of the user's native tongue.
Extrapolated from Linguists Point to Expressions of Pain as a Possible Universal Language - Scientific American

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