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Effects of a 3D Virtual Reality Neurofeedback Scenario on User Experience and Performance in Stroke Patients

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Learning to control one’s own brain activity using neurofeedback can cause cognitive and behavioral improvements in healthy individuals and neurological patients. However, little is known about the impact of feedback design. Therefore, we investigated the effects of traditional two-dimensional and three-dimensional virtual reality based feedback modules on training performance and user experience in stroke patients. Neurofeedback performance was comparable between conditions. Interest, perceived feeling of control, and motivation were higher in patients using the virtual reality application compared to the two-dimensional feedback condition. In contrary, patients who performed the virtual reality training showed higher values in incompetence fear and lower values in mastery confidence compared to the traditional training group. These results indicate that neurofeedback can be improved with the implementation of virtual reality scenarios, especially with regard to patients’ interest and motivation. However, stroke patients might be more skeptical concerning virtual reality technique and less self-confident in using it.

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This work was partially supported by the European STREP Program – Collaborative Project no. FP7-287320 – CONTRAST and by BioTechMed-Graz, Austria. Possible inaccuracies of information are under the responsibility of the project team. The text reflects solely the views of its authors. The European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. The authors are grateful to T-Systems ITC Iberia for technical support.

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    Silvia Erika Kober, Johanna Louise Reichert, Daniela Schweiger, Christa Neuper & Guilherme Wood

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Kober, S.E., Reichert, J.L., Schweiger, D., Neuper, C., Wood, G. (2016). Effects of a 3D Virtual Reality Neurofeedback Scenario on User Experience and Performance in Stroke Patients. In: Bottino, R., Jeuring, J., Veltkamp, R. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10056. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50182-6_8

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