ArticlePloS one2026
Exploring immersion through a fMRI-compatible multi-finger handheld haptic display.
Article in PloS one, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This research presents the development and evaluation of a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-compatible, handheld, multi-finger haptic display, designed to augment and quantitatively measure immersion within virtual reality (VR) environments via tactile feedback mechanisms. Incorporating advanced pneumatic actuators, the device is capable of delivering differentiated pressure feedback to individual fingers, thereby facilitating a more realistic interaction within VR scenarios. Comprehensive fMRI-compatibility assessments have been successfully conducted, verifying the device's operational integrity within a 3T functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) setting. This ensures its applicability for integrated neuroscientific explorations. Alongside, a VR platform was implemented to integrate audiovisual stimuli with haptic feedback, aiming to create a fully immersive experience for participants during fMRI studies. Experiments involving human subjects have demonstrated marked cortical activations in brain regions associated with immersive experiences, attributed to interactions with the VR content via the proposed haptic display. These findings highlight the potential of the developed haptic system in both enhancing the immersive quality of VR environments and serving as a novel instrument for the quantitative analysis of immersion through neuroimaging. The study advances the field by offering a new avenue for the exploration of neural mechanisms underlying immersive VR experiences, facilitated by fMRI-compatible haptic feedback.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.