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ArticleScientific reports2023

The role of sense of presence in expressing cognitive abilities in a virtual reality task: an initial validation study.

Tommaso Palombi, Federica Galli, Francesco Giancamilli, Monica D'Amico, Fabio Alivernini, Luigi Gallo, Pietro Neroni, Marco Predazzi, Giuseppe De Pietro, Fabio Lucidi and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tommaso PalombiDepartment of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Federica GalliDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome, Foro Italico, Rome, Italy.
Francesco GiancamilliDepartment of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Monica D'AmicoDepartment of Clinical Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabio AliverniniDepartment of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Luigi GalloInstitute for High-Performance Computing and Networking, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Pietro NeroniInstitute for High-Performance Computing and Networking, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Marco PredazziFondazione Il Melo Onlus, Gallarate, Italy.
Giuseppe De PietroInstitute for High-Performance Computing and Networking, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Fabio LucidiDepartment of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Antonio GiordanoSbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Andrea ChiricoDepartment of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy. andrea.chirico@uniroma1.it.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITNational Research Council · ITForo Italico University of Rome · ITTemple University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a raised interest in literature to use Virtual Reality (VR) technology as an assessment tool for cognitive domains. One of the essential advantages of transforming tests in an immersive virtual environment is the possibility of automatically calculating the test's score, a time-consuming process under natural conditions. Although the characteristics of VR can deliver different degrees of immersion in a virtual environment, the sense of presence could jeopardize the evolution of these practices. The sense of presence results from a complex interaction between human, contextual factors, and the VR environment. The present study has two aims: firstly, it contributes to the validation of a virtual version of the naturalistic action test (i.e., virtual reality action test); second, it aims to evaluate the role of sense of presence as a critical booster of the expression of cognitive abilities during virtual reality tasks. The study relies on healthy adults tested in virtual and real conditions in a cross-over research design. The study's results support the validity of the virtual reality action test. Furthermore, two structural equation models are tested to comprehend the role of sense of presence as a moderator in the relationship between cognitive abilities and virtual task performance.

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CognitionVirtual RealityAdultHumansTechnology

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PMID37591908
PMCPMC10435488
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