Investigation of sensory attenuation in the somatosensory domain using EEG in a novel virtual reality paradigm.

ABSTRACT: We are not only passively immersed in a sensorial world, but we are active agents that directly produce stimulations. Understanding what is unique about sensory consequences can give valuable insight into the action-perception-cycle. Sensory attenuation is the phenomenon that self-produced stimulations are perceived as less intense compared to externally-generated ones. Studying this phenomenon, however, requires considering a plethora of factors that could otherwise interfere with its interpretation, such as differences in stimulus properties, attentional resources, or temporal predictability. We therefore developed a novel Virtual Reality (VR) setup which allows control over several of these confounding factors. Furthermore, we modulated the expectation of receiving a somatosensory stimu

SUBMITTER: Giannini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature