Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders

Rachneet Kaur; Xun Lin; Alexander Layton; Manuel Hernandez; Richard Sowers

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512246

Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders

Rachneet Kaur, Xun Lin, Alexander Layton, Manuel Hernandez, Richard Sowers

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Abstract

We outline an experimental setup designed to dynamically understand neural responses to visual cliffs while walking. The goal of our work is understanding and mitigating fear of falling, particularly among the elderly. In our setup, an EEG cap monitors a subject's neural activity while the subject is immersed in a virtual world and walking on an instrumented treadmill. The subject's response to visual stimuli is measured by both the EEG cap and by speed and pressure data from the treadmill. Based on this data, we can dynamically alter the landscape in the virtual world. We hope that our setup may be useful in helping subjects develop mechanisms to compensate for significant fear of falling while walking.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	81-84
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538636466
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512246
State	Published - Oct 26 2018
Event	40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018 - Honolulu, United States Duration: Jul 18 2018 → Jul 21 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume	2018-July
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X

Other

Other	40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Country	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	7/18/18 → 7/21/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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Kaur, R., Lin, X., Layton, A., Hernandez, M., & Sowers, R. (2018). Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders. In 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018 (pp. 81-84). [8512246] (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2018-July). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512246

Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders. / Kaur, Rachneet; Lin, Xun; Layton, Alexander; Hernandez, Manuel ; Sowers, Richard.

40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 81-84 8512246 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2018-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kaur, R, Lin, X, Layton, A, Hernandez, M & Sowers, R 2018, Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders. in 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018., 8512246, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, vol. 2018-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 81-84, 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018, Honolulu, United States, 7/18/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512246

Kaur R, Lin X, Layton A, Hernandez M , Sowers R. Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders. In 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 81-84. 8512246. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512246

Kaur, Rachneet ; Lin, Xun ; Layton, Alexander ; Hernandez, Manuel ; Sowers, Richard. / Virtual Reality, Visual Cliffs, and Movement Disorders. 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 81-84 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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