Transfer of peripersonal space to a virtual body in young adults and exploration of adult age differences.

ABSTRACT: Peripersonal space (PPS) is known as the representation of the area around the body. Past research has shown that inducing a full-body illusion (FBI) can lead to PPS extending at the physical body location. However, it is unclear whether such illusions may also result in PPS transferring to a virtual body that is separate from the physical body. Furthermore, whether this effect may change over the course of natural aging is currently unknown. In three experiments, we investigated whether inducing an FBI using an avatar presented from a third-person perspective in virtual reality, results in PPS transferring to the avatar, and whether this effect differs between young (YAs; 18-29 years) and older adults (OAs; 65-83 years). We utilized a manipulation involving either synchronous or asynchron

SUBMITTER: O'Leary D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12296863 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature