Out-of-Body Experience in Virtual Reality Induces Acute Dissociation
Psychology of Consciousness December 1, 2018 Dalena van Heugten-van der Kloet, J. Cosgrave, Joram J. van Rheede et al.
An established challenge in studying dissociation is developing effective methodologies to induce dissociative symptomatology in the laboratory. The primary aim of this study was to pilot the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) in inducing dissociative states in healthy subjects by simulating out-of-body experiences. Healthy participants (N =25) were asked to wear an Oculus Rift (Menlo Park, CA)...