Investigating the Role of Having an Avatar in Virtual Reality on Pain Alleviation and Embodiment in Patients With Pain Using Electroencephalogram: A Neuroimaging Protocol

Investigating the Role of Having an Avatar in Virtual Reality on Pain Alleviation and Embodiment in Patients With Pain Using Electroencephalogram: A Neuroimaging Protocol

Chronic Pain (CP) is prevalent in industrialized countries and stands among the top 10 causes of disability. Given the widespread problems of pharmacological treatments such as opioids, a need to find alternative therapeutic approaches has emerged. Virtual Reality (VR) has shown potential as a non-p...

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Main Authors: Seyedeh Pegah Kiaei Ziabari, Zahra Ofoghi, Emma A. Rodrigues, Diane Gromala, Sylvain Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Subjects:
virtual reality
chronic pain
EEG
VR analgesia
embodiment
avatar
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2021.775764/full

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