Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing

Rachneet Kaur; Rongyi Sun; Liran Ziegelman; Richard Sowers; Manuel E. Hernandez

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857647

Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing

Rachneet Kaur, Rongyi Sun, Liran Ziegelman, Richard Sowers, Manuel E. Hernandez

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Abstract

We describe an experimental setup, which uses virtual reality to understand neural responses to height and perturbations in human postural control. This system could help clinicians develop better methods to alleviate symptoms from a significant fear of heights, especially in the elderly and those with movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. In our design, EEG and EKG systems monitor the participants' neural responses and heart activities respectively, while they try to maintain balance on a force plate in an induced virtual world, experiencing randomized height changes and perturbations. These responses are then analyzed to understand the participants' anxiety caused by height and postural challenges.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	5233-5236
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538613115
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857647
State	Published - Jul 2019
Event	41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019 - Berlin, Germany Duration: Jul 23 2019 → Jul 27 2019

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X

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Conference	41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	7/23/19 → 7/27/19

Keywords

Acrophobia
Independent components
Signal processing
Statistical analysis
Virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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Kaur, R., Sun, R., Ziegelman, L., Sowers, R., & Hernandez, M. E. (2019). Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing. In 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019 (pp. 5233-5236). [8857647] (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857647

Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing. / Kaur, Rachneet; Sun, Rongyi; Ziegelman, Liran et al.
2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 5233-5236 8857647 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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Kaur, R, Sun, R, Ziegelman, L, Sowers, R & Hernandez, ME 2019, Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing. in 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019., 8857647, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 5233-5236, 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019, Berlin, Germany, 7/23/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857647

Kaur R, Sun R, Ziegelman L, Sowers R , Hernandez ME. Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing. In 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 5233-5236. 8857647. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857647

Kaur, Rachneet ; Sun, Rongyi ; Ziegelman, Liran et al. / Using Virtual Reality to Examine the Neural and Physiological Responses to Height and Perturbations in Quiet Standing. 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 5233-5236 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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