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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2023

Virtual reality as a tool to explore multisensory processing before and after engagement in physical activity.

Aysha Basharat, Samira Mehrabi, John E Muñoz, Laura E Middleton, Shi Cao, Jennifer Boger, Michael Barnett-Cowan

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Aysha BasharatDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Samira MehrabiDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
John E MuñozDepartment of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Laura E MiddletonResearch Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Shi CaoDepartment of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Jennifer BogerResearch Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Michael Barnett-CowanDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: This pilot study employed a non-randomized control trial design to explore the impact of physical activity within a virtual reality (VR) environment on multisensory processing among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: The investigation compared both chronic (over 6 weeks) and acute effects of VR-based physical activity to a reading control group. The evaluation metrics for multisensory processing included audiovisual response time (RT), simultaneity judgments (SJ), sound-induced flash illusion (SIFI), and temporal order judgments (TOJ). A total of 13 older adults were provided with VR headsets featuring custom-designed games, while another 14 older adults were assigned to a reading-based control group. Results: Results indicated that acute engagement in physical activity led to higher accuracy in the SIFI task (experimental group: 85.6%; control group: 78.2%; Discussion: The findings suggest that immersive VR has potential utility for enhancing multisensory processing in older adults. However, future studies must rigorously control for participant variables like age and sex to ensure more accurate comparisons between experimental and control conditions.

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agingaudiovisual integrationmultisensoryphysical activityvirtual reality

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PMID38020766
PMCPMC10652573

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