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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Repeated Exposure to Optic Flow in Virtual Reality Induces Changes in Postural Control in Older Adults.

Christophe Barbanchon, Stéphane Baudry

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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

2 authors.

Christophe BarbanchonNeuroMove-Laboratory of Movement Neurophysiology, Faculty of human Movement Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0003-6978-7497
Stéphane BaudryNeuroMove-Laboratory of Movement Neurophysiology, Faculty of human Movement Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4838-490X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of repeated exposure to optic flow in virtual reality (VR) on postural control in upright standing in older adults. Eighteen participants (>60 years) completed pre/post assessments consisting of quiet standing in a real environment (eyes open/closed), postural responses to simulated forward and backward self-motion in VR, and proprioceptive perturbations induced by bilateral Achilles and tibialis anterior tendon vibration. Intra- (within similar sensory modality) and inter-modal correlations (within different sensory modalities inducing similar directional postural response) were also investigated to provide insight into sensory integration strategies. The intervention consisted of six 100-s VR bouts alternating simulated forward and backward self-motion. Postural outcomes were quantified from force platform recordings as center of pressure (CoP) velocity and excursion. Repeated VR exposure reduced CoP velocity during simulated forward and backward self-motion (

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Optic FlowPostural BalanceVirtual RealityAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostureProprioceptionVibrationageingbalanceproprioceptionsensory reweighting

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PMID42356746
PMCPMC13307294

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