At the 87th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Psychological Association, a team of researchers received the Special Prize for Outstanding Presentation for their work on how monkeys perceive their virtual reality body image as their own through training. The team, consisting of Shinya Nakamura, Taro Takane, Daisuke Tajima, Hiroki Uchida, Kenichiro Tsutsui, and Shunichi Kasahara, presented their findings in a poster session among 1,027 general research presentations. Their research was selected for the special prize after a rigorous review process by the association’s officers and delegates, which evaluated 685 presentations that opted for consideration.
This research is part of the Cybernetic Humanity project, a collaboration with Tohoku University. The study explores the intersection of psychology and technology, shedding light on the potential for virtual reality to influence our perception of self and body.
For more information, please visit the Japanese Psychological Association’s website: https://psych.or.jp/prize/conf/
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