Virtual reality in cognitive and motor rehabilitation: facts, fiction and fallacies

G Tieri, G Morone, S Paolucci, M Iosa - Expert review of medical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Over recent decades many researchers and clinicians have started to use
Virtual Reality (VR) as a new technology for implementing innovative rehabilitation …

Immersive virtual reality and virtual embodiment for pain relief

M Matamala-Gomez, T Donegan, S Bottiroli… - Frontiers in human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A significant body of experimental evidence has demonstrated that it is possible to induce
the illusion of ownership of a fake limb or even an entire fake body using multisensory …

Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction

P Goldstein, I Weissman-Fogel… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms underlying analgesia related to social touch are not clear. While recent
research highlights the role of the empathy of the observer to pain relief in the target, the …

Virtual reality in marketing: a framework, review, and research agenda

M Alcañiz, E Bigné, J Guixeres - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Marketing scholars and practitioners are showing increasing interest in Extended Reality
(XR) technologies (XRs), such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed …

Virtual reality approaches to pain: toward a state of the science

Z Trost, C France, M Anam, C Shum - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Virtual reality (VR) applications have emerged as nonpharmacological alternatives or
adjuncts for acute and chronic pain management, with the potential to reduce the need for …

The potential of virtual reality for the investigation of awe

A Chirico, DB Yaden, G Riva, A Gaggioli - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The emotion of awe is characterized by the perception of vastness and a need for
accommodation, which can include a positive and/or negative valence. While a number of …

Feeling of ownership over an embodied avatar's hand brings about fast changes of fronto-parietal cortical dynamics

EP Casula, G Tieri, L Rocchi, R Pezzetta… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
When we look at our body parts, we are immediately aware that they belong to us and we
rarely doubt about the integrity, continuity, and sense of ownership of our body. Despite this …

Virtual reality supports perspective taking in cultural heritage interpretation

C Lucifora, M Schembri, F Poggi, GM Grasso… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our research proves that virtual reality (VR) technology can be used to encourage users to
adopt an alternative point of view through a virtual embodiment. Our results extend previous …

Error, rather than its probability, elicits specific electrocortical signatures: a combined EEG-immersive virtual reality study of action observation

R Pezzetta, V Nicolardi, E Tidoni… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Detecting errors in one's own actions, and in the actions of others, is a crucial ability for
adaptable and flexible behavior. Studies show that specific EEG signatures underpin the …

Dimensions of ethical direct-to-consumer neurotechnologies

KV Kreitmair - AJOB neuroscience, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) neurotechnology market, which includes some brain-
computer interfaces, neurostimulation devices, virtual reality systems, wearables, and …