Body space in social interactions: a comparison of reaching and comfort distance in immersive virtual reality.

BACKGROUND: Do peripersonal space for acting on objects and interpersonal space for interacting with con-specifics share common mechanisms and reflect the social valence of stimuli? To answer this question, we investigated whether these spaces refer to a similar or different physical distance. METHO...

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Main Authors: Tina Iachini, Yann Coello, Francesca Frassinetti, Gennaro Ruggiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236010?pdf=render