Virtual Reality
Principal Investigators
Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa
Ramon y Cajal Researcher (Assistant Professor)
Guillem Feixas
Full Professor
Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado
Associate Professor
Mel Slater
Distinguished Investigator
Research Team
Maria Carmen Saldaña
Full Professor
Marta Ferrer
Associate Professor
Adela Fuste
Associate Professor
Jose Ruiz
Associate Professor
Jaime Gallego
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ramon Oliva
Postdoctoral Researcher
Maria Belen Aguirre
Early Stage Researcher
Sergio Macho
Early Stage Researcher
Joana Margarita Pla
Early Stage Researcher
Helena Vall
Early Stage Researcher
Ferran Vilalta
Early Stage Researcher
Alexis Andreu Gracia
Others
Joan Ribas
Others
Esen Küçüktütüncü
Early Stage Researcher
Michael Wiesing
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alex Pau Fuentes Raventós
Early Stage Researcher
Lisa Reguia Huguette Izzouzi
Early Stage Researcher
Raul Gallego Abellan
Early Stage Researcher
Georgios Tsampounaris
Technician
Active Projects
Moments in Time in Immersive Virtual Environments (MoTIVE)
Unió Europea. 742989. Mel Slater.
Reducing the impact of major environmental challenges on mental health (environMENTAL)
Unió Europea. 101057429. Mel Slater.
GuestXR: A Machine Learning Agent for Social Harmony in eXtended Reality (GuestXR)
Unió Europea. 101017884. Mel Slater.
Millora del tractament de l’anorèxia infantil mitjançant exposició al cos amb realitat virtual
Fundació La Marató de TV3. 510/U/2022. Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado.
The Ethics of Digital Immersive Experiences
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN). PID2020-117108RB-I00. Mel Slater.
Modificación del sesgo atencional, mediante realidad virtual, para la mejora del tratamiento de la anorexia nerviosa
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. PID2019-108657RB-I00. Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado.
Terapia transdiagnóstica basada en la identidad para jóvenes con ansiedad y depresión: Grado de compromiso, eficacia y predictores de resultado
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN). PID2022-138902OB-I00. Guillem Feixas.
Ciudadanía como salud mental
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN). PID2021-125403OA-I00. Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa.
Intervenció en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut i Promoció del Benestar
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). 2021 SGR 00666. Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa.
Conveni de col·laboració per al desenvolupament de diverses accions relacionades amb les estratègies de salut mental i adiccions, en consonància amb el Pla de Salut de Catalunya.
Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa.
Grup d’investigació sobre aplicacions de realitat virtual i altres noves tecnologies en Psicologia clínica i de la salut (VR-PSY Lab)
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). 2021 SGR 00714. Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado.
Contracte del Programa Ramon y Cajal
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. RYC-2017-23486. Daniel.
Selected publications
Arenillas‐Alcón, S., Ribas‐Prats, T., Puertollano, M., Mondéjar‐Segovia, A., Gómez‐Roig, M. D., Costa‐Faidella, J., & Escera, C. (2023). Prenatal daily musical exposure is associated with enhanced neural representation of speech fundamental frequency: Evidence from neonatal frequency‐following responses. Developmental Science, 26(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13362
Escera, C. (2023). Contributions of the subcortical auditory system to predictive coding and the neural encoding of speech. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 54, 101324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2023.101324
Font-Alaminos, M., Paraskevoudi, N., & SanMiguel, I. (2023). Actions do not clearly impact auditory memory. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1124784
González‐Gómez, B., Núñez‐Peña, M. I., & Colomé, À. (2023). Math anxiety and the shifting function: An event‐related potential study of arithmetic task switching. European Journal of Neuroscience, 57(11), 1848–1869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15984
Jacxsens, L., Biot, L., Escera, C., Gilles, A., Cardon, E., Van Rompaey, V., De Hertogh, W., & Lammers, M. J. W. (2024). Frequency-Following Responses in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 25(2), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10162-024-00932-7
Lip‐Sosa, D. L., Pérez‐Cruz, M., Ahumada‐Droguett, P., Ribas‐Prats, T., Puertollano, M., García‐Gómez, M. A., Mazarico, E., Eixarch, E., Escera, C., & Gómez‐Roig, M. D. (2023). Corpus callosum–fastigium and tectal lengths in late‐onset small fetuses. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 62(2), 226–233. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.26169
López-Mochales, S., Aparicio-Terrés, R., Díaz-Andreu, M., & Escera, C. (2023). Acoustic perception and emotion evocation by rock art soundscapes of Altai (Russia). Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1188567
Mas-Bermejo, P., Papiol, S., Via, M., Rovira, P., Torrecilla, P., Kwapil, T. R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., & Rosa, A. (2023). Schizophrenia polygenic risk score in psychosis proneness. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273(8), 1665–1675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-023-01633-7
Ribé-Viñes, J. M., Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J., Zabolipour, Z., & Ferrer-Garcia, M. (2023). Efficacy of virtual reality-based exposure therapy for the treatment of fear of flying: a systematic review. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 16, e19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X23000119
Riva, G., Di Lernia, D., Tuena, C., Bernardelli, L., Gutiérrez Maldonado, J., Ferrer-Garcia, M., Porras-Garcia, B., Meyer, M., Shiban, Y., Castelnuovo, G., Pagnini, F., Pedroli, E., Sforza, F., Clementi, A., Sansoni, M., Wiederhold, B. K., & Serino, S. (2023). A self-help virtual therapeutic experience intervention for overcoming psychological distress related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the European multicentric COVID Feel Good trial. Psychosomatic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001198
Salla, M., & Feixas, G. (2023). Dyadic effects of interpersonal perception on the quality of couple relationships: Idealization and accuracy matter. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 49(2), 463–480. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12633
Seinfeld, S., Hortensius, R., Arroyo-Palacios, J., Iruretagoyena, G., Zapata, L. E., de Gelder, B., Slater, M., & Sanchez-Vives, M. V. (2023). Domestic Violence From a Child Perspective: Impact of an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience on Men With a History of Intimate Partner Violent Behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(3–4), 2654–2682. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221106130
Senel, G., Macia-Varela, F., Gallego, J., Jensen, H. P., Hornbæk, K., & Slater, M. (2023). Imperceptible body transformation in virtual reality: Saliency of self representation. IScience, 26(10), 107938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107938
Shoa, A., Oliva, R., Slater, M., & Friedman, D. (2023). Sushi with Einstein. Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3570945.3607317
Slater, M., Cabriera, C., Senel, G., Banakou, D., Beacco, A., Oliva, R., & Gallego, J. (2023). The sentiment of a virtual rock concert. Virtual Reality, 27(2), 651–675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-022-00685-9
Venkatesan, R. K., Banakou, D., Slater, M., & M., M. (2023). Haptic feedback in a virtual crowd scenario improves the emotional response. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2023.1242587