Congruency of Information Rather Than Body Ownership Enhances Motor Performance in Highly Embodied Virtual Reality

Congruency of Information Rather Than Body Ownership Enhances Motor Performance in Highly Embodied Virtual Reality

In immersive virtual reality, the own body is often visually represented by an avatar. This may induce a feeling of body ownership over the virtual limbs. Importantly, body ownership and the motor system share neural correlates. Yet, evidence on the functionality of this neuroanatomical coupling is...

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Main Authors: Ingrid A. Odermatt, Karin A. Buetler, Nicolas Wenk, Özhan Özen, Joaquin Penalver-Andres, Tobias Nef, Fred W. Mast, Laura Marchal-Crespo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
body ownership
embodiment
agency
incongruent information
motor performance
immersive virtual reality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.678909/full

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