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Virtual and Reality: A Neurophysiological Pilot Study of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses

Art experience is not solely the observation of artistic objects, but great relevance is also placed on the environment in which the art experience takes place, often in museums and galleries. Interestingly, in the last few years, the introduction of some forms of virtual reality (VR) in museum cont...

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Autores principales: Giorgi, Andrea, Menicocci, Stefano, Forte, Maurizio, Ferrara, Vincenza, Mingione, Marco, Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco, Inguscio, Bianca Maria Serena, Ferrara, Silvia, Babiloni, Fabio, Vozzi, Alessia, Ronca, Vincenzo, Cartocci, Giulia
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37190600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040635
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author Giorgi, Andrea
Menicocci, Stefano
Forte, Maurizio
Ferrara, Vincenza
Mingione, Marco
Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco
Inguscio, Bianca Maria Serena
Ferrara, Silvia
Babiloni, Fabio
Vozzi, Alessia
Ronca, Vincenzo
Cartocci, Giulia
author_facet Giorgi, Andrea
Menicocci, Stefano
Forte, Maurizio
Ferrara, Vincenza
Mingione, Marco
Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco
Inguscio, Bianca Maria Serena
Ferrara, Silvia
Babiloni, Fabio
Vozzi, Alessia
Ronca, Vincenzo
Cartocci, Giulia
author_sort Giorgi, Andrea
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description Art experience is not solely the observation of artistic objects, but great relevance is also placed on the environment in which the art experience takes place, often in museums and galleries. Interestingly, in the last few years, the introduction of some forms of virtual reality (VR) in museum contexts has been increasing. This has solicited enormous research interest in investigating any eventual differences between looking at the same artifact either in a real context (e.g. a museum) and in VR. To address such a target, a neuroaesthetic study was performed in which electroencephalography (EEG) and autonomic signals (heart rate and skin conductance) were recorded during the observation of the Etruscan artifact “Sarcophagus of the Spouses”, both in the museum and in a VR reproduction. Results from EEG analysis showed a higher level of the Workload Index during observation in the museum compared to VR (p = 0.04), while the Approach–Withdrawal Index highlighted increased levels during the observation in VR compared to the observation in the museum (p = 0.03). Concerning autonomic indices, the museum elicited a higher Emotional Index response than the VR (p = 0.03). Overall, preliminary results suggest a higher engagement potential of the museum compared to VR, although VR could also favour higher embodiment than the museum.
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spelling pubmed-101365452023-04-28 Virtual and Reality: A Neurophysiological Pilot Study of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses Giorgi, Andrea Menicocci, Stefano Forte, Maurizio Ferrara, Vincenza Mingione, Marco Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco Inguscio, Bianca Maria Serena Ferrara, Silvia Babiloni, Fabio Vozzi, Alessia Ronca, Vincenzo Cartocci, Giulia Brain Sci Article Art experience is not solely the observation of artistic objects, but great relevance is also placed on the environment in which the art experience takes place, often in museums and galleries. Interestingly, in the last few years, the introduction of some forms of virtual reality (VR) in museum contexts has been increasing. This has solicited enormous research interest in investigating any eventual differences between looking at the same artifact either in a real context (e.g. a museum) and in VR. To address such a target, a neuroaesthetic study was performed in which electroencephalography (EEG) and autonomic signals (heart rate and skin conductance) were recorded during the observation of the Etruscan artifact “Sarcophagus of the Spouses”, both in the museum and in a VR reproduction. Results from EEG analysis showed a higher level of the Workload Index during observation in the museum compared to VR (p = 0.04), while the Approach–Withdrawal Index highlighted increased levels during the observation in VR compared to the observation in the museum (p = 0.03). Concerning autonomic indices, the museum elicited a higher Emotional Index response than the VR (p = 0.03). Overall, preliminary results suggest a higher engagement potential of the museum compared to VR, although VR could also favour higher embodiment than the museum. MDPI 2023-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10136545/ /pubmed/37190600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040635 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Giorgi, Andrea
Menicocci, Stefano
Forte, Maurizio
Ferrara, Vincenza
Mingione, Marco
Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco
Inguscio, Bianca Maria Serena
Ferrara, Silvia
Babiloni, Fabio
Vozzi, Alessia
Ronca, Vincenzo
Cartocci, Giulia
Virtual and Reality: A Neurophysiological Pilot Study of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses
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title_fullStr Virtual and Reality: A Neurophysiological Pilot Study of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses
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title_sort virtual and reality: a neurophysiological pilot study of the sarcophagus of the spouses
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37190600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040635
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