一种预测编码方法,用于幻觉虚拟诱导的幻觉和创造性认知在衰老.
Giulia Magni1, Cosimo Tuena1, Giuseppe Riva1,2
1Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Frontiers in human neuroscience
|July 24, 2023
概括
虚拟现实 (VR) 可能模拟迷幻效应以增强认知灵活性和创造力. 这种方法可以帮助维持认知功能并防止衰老过程中的衰退,特别是在像轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 这样的条件下.
科学领域:
- 神经科学和认知心理学
- 迷幻研究 迷幻研究
- 虚拟现实应用 虚拟现实应用
背景情况:
- 人们对神经和精神疾病的迷幻药越来越感兴趣.
- 虚拟现实 (VR) 提供了无风险的模拟迷幻感知和认知效应.
- 认知灵活性 (CF) 对于创造性认知,执行功能至关重要,与前额叶皮层活动有关.
研究的目的:
- 探索迷幻药物,VR和认知灵活性 (CF) 的交叉点.
- 研究VR诱导的迷幻幻觉如何增强CF和创造力.
- 提出VR诱导的CF增强作为老化期间和轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 认知维护的策略.
主要方法:
- 概念性审查整合了关于迷幻药物,VR和认知功能的研究.
- 应用贝叶斯大脑和预测编码框架来理解迷幻效应.
- 讨论CF在创造力,执行功能中的作用,以及其在衰老和MCI中的下降.
主要成果:
- 迷幻物质可能通过增加CF和对经验的开放性来增强创造力.
- 虚拟现实可以模拟迷幻效应,可能诱导有益的认知状态.
- 优化自上而下的期望和自下而上的感官处理之间的平衡是关键机制.
结论:
- 虚拟现实诱导的迷幻幻觉显示了增强CF和创造力的潜力.
- 增强的CF和创造力可能对在衰老中保持认知功能至关重要.
- 这种方法可以为预防MCI等疾病的认知衰退提供一种新的策略.
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