The structure of the superior and inferior parietal lobes predicts inter-individual suitability for virtual reality.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 23688, 2021 12 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1561240
ABSTRACT
The global virtual reality (VR) market is significantly expanding and being challenged with an increased demand owing to COVID-19. Unfortunately, VR is not useful for everyone due to large interindividual variability existing in VR suitability. To understand the neurobiological basis of this variability, we obtained neural structural and functional data from the participants using 3T magnetic resonance imaging. The participants completed one of two tasks (sports training or cognitive task) using VR, which differed in the time scale (months/minutes) and domain (motor learning/attention task). Behavioral results showed that some participants improved their motor skills in the real world after 1-month training in the virtual space or obtained high scores in the 3D attention task (high suitability for VR), whereas others did not (low suitability for VR). Brain structure analysis revealed that the structural properties of the superior and inferior parietal lobes contain information that can predict an individual's suitability for VR.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parietal Lobe
/
Virtual Reality
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci Rep
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41598-021-02957-x
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS