Virtual reality body swapping: A tool for modifying the allocentric memory of the body

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 127-133

  Serino, Silvia ^a   Pedroli, Elisa ^a   Keizer, Anouk ^b   Triberti, Stefano ^c   Dakanalis, Antonios ^d,e   Pallavicini, Federica ^a,e   Chirico, Alice ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84959111687     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0229     Document Type: Article

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