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Jesus, B. De; Lopes, M.; Perreault, L.; Roberge, M. -C.; Oliveira, A. A. De; Falk, T. H.
In: Conf. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Syst. Man Cybern., pp. 6033–6038, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025, ISBN: 1062922X (ISSN); 979-833153358-8 (ISBN), (Journal Abbreviation: Conf. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Syst. Man Cybern.).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Biomedical signal processing, Diseases, Electroencephalography, electroencephalography (EEG), Electrophysiology, Haptics, Immersive, Immersive virtual reality, Multisensory, Nature immersion, Odors, Olfactory, Patient monitoring, Patient treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), posttraumatic stress disorder, virtual reality, virtual reality (VR)
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abstract = {Immersive virtual reality (VR) applications rapidly expand across domains, including training, gaming, and healthcare. More recently, multisensory immersive experiences, including olfactory and haptic stimulation, have emerged and shown great promise, especially for interventions in well-being and mental health management. Multisensory experiences, however, are very subjective (e.g., one subject may like certain smells, while others do not), and recent results have suggested that some participants may not respond positively to the treatment. As multisensory VR interventions can be costly and time-consuming for both patients and clinicians, being able to find neuromarkers that predict intervention outcomes would be invaluable. Here, we aim to take the first steps in the development of a neuromarker to predict the response to a multisensory nature immersion VR intervention. A pilot experiment was performed with twenty patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Potential neuromarkers are extracted from electroencephalography (EEG) signals measured from an instrumented VR headset. We show that some EEG patterns start to differ between responders and non-responders as early as the fourth session, i.e., one-third of the way into the entire intervention. This suggests that neuromarkers to predict the outcomes of a multisensory VR immersion intervention may exist. These markers could be used not only to save time and resources for clinicians and patients but also to promote precision treatment where interventions are adjusted to each patient, maximizing success rates. © 2025 IEEE.},
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Renaud, P.; Chartier, S.; Fedoroff, P.; Bradford, J.; Rouleau, J. L.; Proulx, J.; Bouchard, S.
The use of virtual reality in clinical psychology research: Focusing on approach and avoidance behaviors Journal Article
In: Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, pp. 2073–2093, 2011, ISSN: 978-160960562-9 (ISBN); 978-160960561-2 (ISBN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Approach behaviours, Avoidance behaviour, Bioinformatics, Causal relationships, Clinical research, Complex composites, Experimental application, Health condition, Measurement techniques, Mental health, Patient response, Patient treatment, Psychophysiology, Simulation applications, Virtual environments, virtual reality
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Renaud, P.; Chartier, S.; Fedoroff, P.; Bradford, J.; Rouleau, J. L.; Proulx, J.; Bouchard, S.
The use of virtual reality in clinical psychology research: Focusing on approach and avoidance behaviors Journal Article
In: Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, pp. 2073–2093, 2011, ISSN: 978-160960562-9 (ISBN); 978-160960561-2 (ISBN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Approach behaviours, Avoidance behaviour, Bioinformatics, Causal relationships, Clinical research, Complex composites, Experimental application, Health condition, Measurement techniques, Mental health, Patient response, Patient treatment, Psychophysiology, Simulation applications, Virtual environments, virtual reality
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Renaud, P.; Bouchard, S.; Proulx, R.
Behavioral avoidance dynamics in the presence of a virtual spider Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, vol. 6, no. 3 SPEC., pp. 235–243, 2002, ISSN: 10897771 (ISSN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: adult, Affordance, animal, Animals, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, article, Behavioral avoidance, Biomedical engineering, Chronic Disease, clinical trial, Computer Graphics, computer interface, Computer Simulation, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, Environment, Fear, female, Fractal dynamics, Fractals, head movement, Head movements, hospitalization, human, Human computer interaction, Humans, Interactive computer graphics, male, Motion Perception, movement perception, pathophysiology, Patient treatment, phobia, Phobic Disorders, Presence, psychological aspect, Psychomotor Performance, Psychophysiology, reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Self Assessment (Psychology), self evaluation, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, spider, Spiders, Tracking, treatment outcome, User-Computer Interface, virtual reality
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abstract = {Tracking behavior with a virtual spider and a neutral target is compared in fearful and nonfearful subjects. Head-tracking in virtual environments appears to be a scale-free behavior with long-range fractal-like patterns. Moreover, these fractal patterns change according to what the target affords the tracker and the level of behavioral avoidance manifested by the subjects. Results are interpreted in terms of ecological psychology and nonlinear dynamics, and implications for virtual reality (VR) psychology are outlined.},
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Renaud, P.; Bouchard, S.; Proulx, R.
Behavioral avoidance dynamics in the presence of a virtual spider Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, vol. 6, no. 3 SPEC., pp. 235–243, 2002, ISSN: 10897771 (ISSN).
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