My Virtual Self: The Role of Movement in Children's Sense of Embodiment

Dewe, Hayley; Gottwald, Janna M.; Bird, Laura-Ashleigh; Brenton, Harry; Gillies, Marco; Cowie, Dorothy

doi:10.1109/tvcg.2021.3073906

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“…This contrasts with previous studies of the rubber hand illusion which revealed adult-like differences between synchronous and asynchronous conditions from 4 years 6 , 8 . Because the present study used identical questions and prompts to these previous studies, and because children of this age give very low ratings to control questions 7 , 32 , we argue strongly against explaining this result simply as a tendency for children of this age to avoid saying ‘no’.…”

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The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation

Cowie

Gottwald

Bird

et al. 2022

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Knowledge of one’s own body size is a crucial facet of body representation, both for acting on the environment and perhaps also for constraining body ownership. However, representations of body size may be somewhat plastic, particularly to allow for physical growth in childhood. Here we report a developmental investigation into the role of hand size in body representation (the sense of body ownership, perception of hand position, and perception of own-hand size). Using the rubber hand illusion paradigm, this study used different fake hand sizes (60%, 80%, 100%, 120% or 140% of typical size) in three age groups (6- to 7-year-olds, 12- to 13-year-olds, and adults; N = 229). We found no evidence that hand size constrains ownership or position: participants embodied hands which were both larger and smaller than their own, and indeed judged their own hands to have changed size following the illusion. Children and adolescents embodied the fake hands more than adults, with a greater tendency to feel their own hand had changed size. Adolescents were particularly sensitive to multisensory information. In sum, we found substantial plasticity in the representation of own-body size, with partial support for the hypothesis that children have looser representations than adults.

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The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation

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Gottwald

Bird

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“…Additionally, gestures during conversations do more than accompany speech-they actively shape humans' thoughts and the way they communicate (Hostetter & Alibali, 2008). Research further shows that embodied sensation and experience affect cognitive processes such as understanding abstract concepts, emotion connotation, language comprehension, or sense of agency and ownership (Dewe et al, 2021;Glenberg, 2010;Longo et al, 2008).…”

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Physical Cognition in Altered Gravity: Link Between Sensorimotor and Cognitive Adaptability

Cheng,

Han,

Haq

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A remarkable aspect of human behaviour is the ability to respond quickly to changes in the environment. This behavioral adaptability—a hallmark of intelligence—is critical for survival and everyday function. However, the question remains open as to how the sensorimotor ability to adapt to physical environments is linked to cognitive ability to modify internal mental representations. Here, we used altered gravity to address this question. Twenty-five participants completed a virtual-reality task that required them to adapt their movements to non-terrestrial gravities and a computerised task in which they had to reason about physical outcomes under varied gravitational conditions. Participants' performance in these tasks was compared against their performance under normal terrestrial gravity to measure adaptability. Our findings reveal stable individual differences in adaptability across both sensorimotor and cognitive domains, with significant correlations between the two. Participants who adeptly adjusted their motor actions to the altered gravitational forces also demonstrated a superior ability to adapt their cognitive strategies under similar conditions. Our findings support the theory of embodied cognition, suggesting a profound linkage between physical interaction with the environment and cognitive processing capabilities. The study raises the possibility that sensorimotor adaptation may enhance abstract reasoning capabilities, or vice versa.

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“…The pervasive presence of screens has a proven influence on the performance of mental's imagery [78]. However, the fusion of haptic information and movement has a principal effect in the embodiment sensation in virtual reality for children [79]. On the other hand, open source haptic devices for educational purposes that can reverse these trends have been proposed in the last years [80].…”

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Haptic Technology: A Valuable Paradigm for Reinforcing Learning Processes in Early Childhood Special Education

Irigoyen,

Larrea,

Graña

2024

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Nowadays, it can be observed that all kinds of technology are gradually being incorporated to assist the human being in the performance of their frequent and daily tasks. Technological tools provide means to facilitate, improve, help and support any activity which, in itself, may be complicated, either because of the difficulty involved in carrying it out, or because the person carrying it out has limited capabilities due to the environment not being prepared for their abilities and skills. In this sense, Special Education is currently receiving special attention from researchers, especially those aimed at children. Although the proposals that have appeared recently provide perfect solutions to improve educational processes with ingenious didactic applications, there is still an interesting line of study on how to interact with these younger people in these educational processes. In this sense, haptic technologies can play a very important role, complementing all these solutions by incorporating tools that facilitate direct contact with people, especially in their initial stages, which are the most complicated. This paper aims to provide an overview of haptic technologies and how they present solutions that can be integrated into the aforementioned educational processes.

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My Virtual Self: The Role of Movement in Children's Sense of Embodiment

Abstract: Cowie, Dorothy (2021) 'My virtual self: the role of movement in children's sense of embodiment.', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics .

Cited by 14 publications

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The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation

The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation

Physical Cognition in Altered Gravity: Link Between Sensorimotor and Cognitive Adaptability

Haptic Technology: A Valuable Paradigm for Reinforcing Learning Processes in Early Childhood Special Education

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