Human lab rats in virtual reality

Human lab rats in virtual reality




Virtual-reality technology is being used to decode the inner workings of the human brain. By tasking people and rodents with …

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  1. 6:18 "We want [it] to be a replica of the real world […] the VR field is still evolving". Yes. Therefore please upgrade to either Oculus Quest or Valve Index for better realism and immersion. And ditch the outdated, lowres Samsung Gear. I mean, wow.

  2. I've read that parts of the brain (like the hippocampus) behave differently when you are in VR vs when you are in real life, also because you don't have a coherent feedback from all the senses. This video confirms this. I wonder if this can be a problem for the experiments on humans…

  3. Is this a joke? It's well known that we (humans, rats, etc.) are all extremely sensitive to subtle cues & differences. And this guy is surprised his rats respond differently to VR vs. reality?!? Wow. No wonder the sciences are in such a mess.

  4. Interesting! I would guess that another problem would be that humans are self-conscious that they are in a virtual reality while mice might not be able to make this distinction.

  5. Also when I'm navigating with the sun out, I use the sun(light) to navigate, at least in part. That'd not be something to easily replicate in VR. Could do, but it's not easy.

  6. I would be a very poor candidate as I do not feel any immersion in VR games at all. 😂 Plenty of people do however, so it's nice to see it being applied.

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