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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doaj-e1cfb66174014143901e5bcc74ebc9b02020-11-25T02:52:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612019-08-011310.3389/fnhum.2019.00279475573Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain ReliefMarta Matamala-Gomez0Marta Matamala-Gomez1Tony Donegan2Sara Bottiroli3Sara Bottiroli4Giorgio Sandrini5Giorgio Sandrini6Maria V. Sanchez-Vives7Maria V. Sanchez-Vives8Maria V. Sanchez-Vives9Cristina Tassorelli10Cristina Tassorelli11Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyInstitut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Law, Giustino Fortunato University, Benevento, ItalyHeadache Science Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, ItalyNeurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyInstitut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, SpainICREA, Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l’Educació, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainNeurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyA 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 virtual body inside an immersive virtual environment, which in turn allows virtual reality users to have the feeling of being “embodied” in a virtual body. Using such virtual embodiment to manipulate body perception is starting to be extensively investigated and may have clinical implications for conditions that involve altered body image such as chronic pain. Here, we review experimental and clinical studies that have explored the manipulation of an embodied virtual body in immersive virtual reality for both experimental and clinical pain relief. We discuss the current state of the art, as well as the challenges faced by, and ideas for, future research. Finally, we explore the potentialities of using an embodied virtual body in immersive virtual reality in the field of neurorehabilitation, specifically in the field of pain.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00279/fullembodimentvirtual realitypainownership illusionbody illusion |
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Marta Matamala-Gomez Marta Matamala-Gomez Tony Donegan Sara Bottiroli Sara Bottiroli Giorgio Sandrini Giorgio Sandrini Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Cristina Tassorelli Cristina Tassorelli |
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Marta Matamala-Gomez Marta Matamala-Gomez Tony Donegan Sara Bottiroli Sara Bottiroli Giorgio Sandrini Giorgio Sandrini Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Cristina Tassorelli Cristina Tassorelli Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief Frontiers in Human Neuroscience embodiment virtual reality pain ownership illusion body illusion |
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Marta Matamala-Gomez Marta Matamala-Gomez Tony Donegan Sara Bottiroli Sara Bottiroli Giorgio Sandrini Giorgio Sandrini Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Cristina Tassorelli Cristina Tassorelli |
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Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief |
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Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief |
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Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief |
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Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief |
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Immersive Virtual Reality and Virtual Embodiment for Pain Relief |
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immersive virtual reality and virtual embodiment for pain relief |
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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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 virtual body inside an immersive virtual environment, which in turn allows virtual reality users to have the feeling of being “embodied” in a virtual body. Using such virtual embodiment to manipulate body perception is starting to be extensively investigated and may have clinical implications for conditions that involve altered body image such as chronic pain. Here, we review experimental and clinical studies that have explored the manipulation of an embodied virtual body in immersive virtual reality for both experimental and clinical pain relief. We discuss the current state of the art, as well as the challenges faced by, and ideas for, future research. Finally, we explore the potentialities of using an embodied virtual body in immersive virtual reality in the field of neurorehabilitation, specifically in the field of pain. |
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embodiment virtual reality pain ownership illusion body illusion |
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