Virtual reality exposure and neuro-bio feedback to help coping with traumatic events

Mark A. Neerincx, Victor L. Kallen, Anne Marie Brouwer, Leslie Van Der Leer, Michiel Ten Brinke

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    Abstract

    Recent research shows that Virtual Reality (VR) exposure or bio-neuro feedback can help professionals to cope with possibly traumatic events. This paper presents a neuro-bio VR system that combines both methods in order to further improve the prevention and therapy of trauma-related disorders. This system can harmonize the VR exposure to user's personal experiences by systematically showing scenes and stressors, and monitoring the corresponding EEG, heart rate and skin conductance responses. The paper describes the set-up of a first experiment that is being conducted to test the effects of the VR stressors on bio-neuro markers and their dependency on the specific scene (do scene-specific effects appear?). The results of this experiment will be included in the poster.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationECCE 2010 - European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2010
    Subtitle of host publicationThe 28th Annual Conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics
    Pages367-369
    Number of pages3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010
    Event28th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2010, ECCE 2010 - Delft, Netherlands
    Duration: 25 Aug 201027 Aug 2010

    Conference

    Conference28th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2010, ECCE 2010
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    CityDelft
    Period25/08/1027/08/10

    Keywords

    • Memory
    • PTSD
    • Trauma-focused psychotherapy

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