Effects of exercise in immersive virtual environments on cortical neural oscillations and mental state

Tobias Vogt; Rainer Herpers; Christopher D Askew; David Scherfgen; Heiko K Struder; Stefan Schneider

doi:10.1155/2015/523250

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Effects of exercise in immersive virtual environments on cortical neural oscillations and mental state

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Effects of exercise in immersive virtual environments on cortical neural oscillations and mental state

Tobias Vogt, Rainer Herpers, Christopher D Askew, David Scherfgen, Heiko K Struder and Stefan Schneider

Neural Plasticity, 523250

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/523250

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Abstract

virtual reality

cycling

EEG

alpha

beta

mood

sense of presence

Virtual reality environments are increasingly being used to encourage individuals to exercise more regularly, including as part of treatment in those with mental health or neurological disorders. The success of virtual environments likely depends on whether a sense of presence can be established, where participants become fully immersed in the virtual environment. Exposure to virtual environments is associated with physiological responses, including cortical activation changes. Whether the addition of a real exercise within a virtual environment alters sense of presence perception, or the accompanying physiological changes, is not known. In a randomized and controlled study design, trials of moderate-intensity exercise (i.e. self-paced cycling) and no-exercise (i.e. automatic propulsion) were performed within three levels of virtual environment exposure. Each trial was 5-min in duration and was followed by post-trial assessments of heart rate, perceived sense of presence, EEG, and mental state. Changes in psychological strain and physical state were generally mirrored by neural activation patterns. Furthermore these change indicated that exercise augments the demands of virtual environment exposures and this likely contributed to an enhanced sense of presence.

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Title: Effects of exercise in immersive virtual environments on cortical neural oscillations and mental state
Authors: Tobias Vogt (Author) - German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Rainer Herpers (Author) - University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Christopher D Askew (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
David Scherfgen (Author) - Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Heiko K Struder (Author) - German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Stefan Schneider (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Neural Plasticity, 523250; 9
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/523250
ISSN: 2090-5904
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 Tobias Vogt et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449201802621
Output Type: Journal article

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