Immersive Neuroscience

A new approach in cognitive neuroscience that emphasizes real (tangible) stimuli, real tasks, and the naturalistic unfolding of cognitive processes, along with compelling simulations of reality such as virtual/augmented reality and video games.

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Resources

Real (Tangible) or Virtual Stimuli

• <Add 3D stimuli from Twitter>

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Data Sets

• A naturalistic neuroimaging database for understanding the brain using ecological stimuli

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Analytic tools

Course on Neuroimaging Analysis Methods For Naturalistic Data

Techniques and Equipment

Behavior

• Virtual Reality

  • Varjo VR/XR systems

  • HTC Vive Pro Eye

  • Oculus

• 3D stimulus presentation

  • VIEWPixx 3D monitor

• Eye Tracking

  • Pupil Labs eye tracking

• Stimulus Development

  • Unity Game Engine

  • Unreal Game Engine

  • Blender

  • BiomotionLab Toolkit for Unity Experiments (bmlTUX)

• Kinematic Tracking

  • Ultraleap

• Simulated Haptics

Measuring Neural Activity

• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • PROPixx 3D MRI-compatible projector

• Optical Neuroimaging

  • Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

    • NIRSport Portable fNIRS

  • High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography

    • Gowerlabs LUMO

  • Time-resolved High-Density

    • Kernel Flow

• Electroencephalography

• Wearable MEG

• Wearable Microdose PET

Multimodal Suites

System2 Wearable Neurotech

Bitbrain