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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Perception Science
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1415552
This article is part of the Research Topic Challenges and Current Research Status of Vertigo/Vestibular Diseases Volume III View all 3 articles

Training of spatial cognitive abilities reduces symptoms of visually induced motion sickness

Provisionally accepted
FAN WANG FAN WANG 1SHUAI PAN SHUAI PAN 1Wen X. Li Wen X. Li 1Mei J. Lu Mei J. Lu 1*Jing C. Qiu Jing C. Qiu 2Hang M. Jiang Hang M. Jiang 1*Guo Z. Jin Guo Z. Jin 3*Guang S. Yan Guang S. Yan 1,4*
  • 1 North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
  • 2 Xinghua People's Hospital, xinghua, China
  • 3 Air Force General Hospital PLA, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
  • 4 Hebei Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, Tangshan, China

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    Purpose: This study aims to explore the effectiveness of enhancing individual spatial cognitive abilities in alleviating the negative symptoms of visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). Additionally, it seeks to develop innovative intervention methods to improve spatial cognition and identify new treatment approaches for VIMS. Methods: The study investigated the impact of innovative interventions on spatial cognitive abilities and their modulation of VIMS susceptibility. A total of 43 participants were recruited (23 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group). The experimental group underwent six sessions of spatial cognitive ability training, while the control group engaged in activities unrelated to spatial cognition. Results: The analysis revealed that the spatial cognitive ability scores of the experimental group significantly improved after the intervention. Furthermore, the experimental group exhibited significant differences in nausea, oculomotor, disorientation, and total SSQ scores before and after the intervention, indicating that the intervention effectively mitigated VIMS symptoms.This study developed a virtual reality training method that effectively enhances individual spatial cognitive abilities and significantly alleviates VIMS symptoms, providing a novel and effective approach for VIMS intervention and treatment.

    Keywords: virtual reality, visually induced motion sickness, Spatial cognition ability, Mental rotation test, intervention

    Received: 10 Apr 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 WANG, PAN, Li, Lu, Qiu, Jiang, Jin and Yan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Mei J. Lu, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
    Hang M. Jiang, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
    Guo Z. Jin, Air Force General Hospital PLA, Beijing, 100142, Beijing Municipality, China
    Guang S. Yan, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China

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