Using 3D to understand consciousness and perception
It may sound like the stuff of science fiction films, but researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Brain Mind Institute are using virtual reality and brain imaging technology to study the feeling of owning one's body, as well as near-death and out-of-body experiences.
According to a February 17 press release, the study, which is being led by EPFL and University of Geneva neurologist Olaf Blanke, is believed to be "the first experimental, data-driven approach to understanding self-consciousness."
Each participant in the study had their brain activity monitored through a skullcap equipped with electrodes, and were then inserted into mock 3D environments through "a head-mounted stereoscopic visor or projections on a large screen."
See the original post here