Comparing Brain Cortical Activity in Real and Immersive Virtual Reality Manual Dexterity Tasks

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

EEG

Manual Dexterity

fNIRS

Virtual Reality

Brain

Treatments

Behavioral: Immersive virtual reality with hand-tracking

Behavioral: Real-world manual dexterity task

Behavioral: Immersive virtual reality with controllers

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06897332

Real vs iVR Manual Dexterity

Details and patient eligibility

About

With advances in technology, virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used in various fields, including rehabilitation, motor learning, and neuroscience. Its ability to provide controlled, immersive, and interactive environments makes it a valuable tool for training and assessment. However, despite its growing adoption, limited evidence exists on how cortical activation in VR compares to real-world conditions. Moreover, brain cortical activity during motor tasks, such as manual dexterity tasks, remains underexplored.

This study aims to compare brain cortical activity in real and immersive virtual reality settings during a manual dexterity task. Secondary objectives include:

Examining the relationship between brain cortical activity and kinematics in both conditions.
Comparing brain cortical activity between hand-tracking and controller-based interactions.

Enrollment

12 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age over 18 years old
Normal-to-corrected vision
Ability to understand simple instructions

Exclusion criteria

History of seizure
Recent participation (within the last three months) in a study involving a manual dexterity task in immersive virtual reality
Neurologic or orthopaedic pathology potentially affecting upper extremity movement