A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of body ownership illusions in virtual reality

A Mottelson, A Muresan, K Hornbæk… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Body ownership illusions (BOIs) occur when participants experience that their actual body is
replaced by a body shown in virtual reality (VR). Based on a systematic review of the …

The forward model: a unifying theory for the role of the cerebellum in motor control and sense of agency

Q Welniarz, Y Worbe, C Gallea - Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
For more than two decades, there has been converging evidence for an essential role of the
cerebellum in non-motor functions. The cerebellum is not only important in learning and …

“Tricking the brain” using immersive virtual reality: modifying the self-perception over embodied avatar influences motor cortical excitability and action initiation

KA Buetler, J Penalver-Andres, Ö Özen… - Frontiers in human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To offer engaging neurorehabilitation training to neurologic patients, motor tasks are often
visualized in virtual reality (VR). Recently introduced head-mounted displays (HMDs) allow …

Exercising with a six pack in virtual reality: Examining the proteus effect of avatar body shape and sex on self-efficacy for core-muscle exercise, self-concept of body …

JHT Lin, DY Wu, JW Yang - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study investigates the Proteus effect from the first-person perspective and during avatar
embodiment in actual exercise. In addition to the immediate measurements of the Proteus …

Interpersonal motor interactions shape multisensory representations of the peripersonal space

M Fanghella, V Era, M Candidi - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This perspective review focuses on the proposal that predictive multisensory integration
occurring in one's peripersonal space (PPS) supports individuals' ability to efficiently interact …

The body across adulthood: on the relation between interoception and body representations

S Raimo, M Boccia, A Di Vita, M Cropano… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Interoceptive information plays a pivotal role in building body representations (BR), but the
association between interoception and the different types of BR in healthy individuals has …

Congruency of information rather than body ownership enhances motor performance in highly embodied virtual reality

IA Odermatt, KA Buetler, N Wenk, Ö Özen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In immersive virtual reality, the own body is often visually represented by an avatar. This may
induce a feeling of body ownership over the virtual limbs. Importantly, body ownership and …

Causal inference in generalizable environments: systematic representative design

LC Miller, SJ Shaikh, DC Jeong, L Wang… - Psychological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Causal inference and generalizability both matter. Historically, systematic designs
emphasize causal inference, while representative designs focus on generalizability. Here …

Psychometrics of disembodiment and its differential modulation by visuomotor and visuotactile mismatches

MR Lesur, ML Weijs, C Simon, OA Kannape… - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Altered states of embodiment are fundamental to the scientific understanding of bodily self
consciousness. The feeling of disembodiment during everyday activities is common to …

Environment-related and body-related components of the minimal self

M Liesner, W Kunde - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Perceptual changes that an agent produces by efferent activity can become part of the
agent's minimal self. Yet, in human agents, efferent activities produce perceptual changes in …