Virtual flying experience changes neural responses to seeing wings

Puntos clave

• The research aims to explore how a virtual flying experience affects neural responses when viewing wing images.
• Participants used VR to embody illusionary wings through upper-limb control.
• Neural activation was measured in the occipitotemporal cortex during wing perception.
• Functional coupling between occipitotemporal and frontoparietal regions was analyzed.
• Wing images elicited enhanced activation in the occipitotemporal cortex.
• Functional coupling between occipitotemporal and frontoparietal areas increased during wing viewing.
• The visual system began to process wings as if they were body parts, suggesting a new coding mechanism.