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Motor Imagery Performance Through Embodied Digital Twins in a Virtual Reality-Enabled Brain-Computer Interface Environment
Published on: May 10, 2024
Mirror neural training induced by virtual reality in brain-computer interfaces may provide a promising approach for
Huaping Zhu1, Yaoru Sun, Jinhua Zeng
1Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tongji University, CaoAn Road 4800, Shanghai, China. 8zhuhuaping@tongji.edu.cn
Abstract:
Previous studies have suggested that the dysfunction of the human mirror neuron system (hMNS) plays an important role in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this work, we propose a novel training program from our interdisciplinary research to improve mirror neuron functions of autistic individuals by using a BCI system with virtual reality technology. It is a promising approach for the autism to learn and develop social communications in a VR environment. A test method for this hypothesis is also provided.

