Combining virtual reality and tactile stimulation to investigate embodied finger-based numerical representations.

ABSTRACT: Finger-based representation of numbers is a high-level cognitive strategy to assist numerical and arithmetic processing in children and adults. It is unclear whether this paradigm builds on simple perceptual features or comprises several attributes through embodiment. Here we describe the development and initial testing of an experimental setup to study embodiment during a finger-based numerical task using Virtual Reality (VR) and a low-cost tactile stimulator that is easy to build. Using VR allows us to create new ways to study finger-based numerical representation using a virtual hand that can be manipulated in ways our hand cannot, such as decoupling tactile and visual stimuli. The goal is to present a new methodology that can allow researchers to study embodiment through this new appro

SUBMITTER: de Carvalho Souza AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174462 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature