Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief

Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief

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 correlations. Recently, immersive virtual reality has allowed users to experience the same sensations of ownership over a...

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Main Authors: Marta Matamala-Gomez, Tony Donegan, Sara Bottiroli, Giorgio Sandrini, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Cristina Tassorelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
embodiment
virtual reality
pain
ownership illusion
body illusion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00279/full

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