Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants
BackgroundBody awareness (BA) and proprioception, which are essential components of the sense of agency (SA), are often altered in various mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the relationship between BA, proprioception, and SA, as well as the methods to manipulate...
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| author | Felix Schoeller Felix Schoeller Parham Ashur Joseph Larralde Clement Le Couedic Rajeev Mylapalli Karthikeyan Krishnanandan Anna Ciaunica Anna Ciaunica Adam Linson Mark Miller Nicco Reggente Vladimir Adrien Vladimir Adrien |
| author_facet | Felix Schoeller Felix Schoeller Parham Ashur Joseph Larralde Clement Le Couedic Rajeev Mylapalli Karthikeyan Krishnanandan Anna Ciaunica Anna Ciaunica Adam Linson Mark Miller Nicco Reggente Vladimir Adrien Vladimir Adrien |
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| description | BackgroundBody awareness (BA) and proprioception, which are essential components of the sense of agency (SA), are often altered in various mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the relationship between BA, proprioception, and SA, as well as the methods to manipulate them, remain unclear. This study explored using real-time gesture sonification (GS), i.e., wearable technology transforming body movements into sounds, to enhance proprioception, BA, and thus the SA.MethodsIn this within-subjects design, 17 healthy adults (mean age = 25.5 years) with varying dance expertise (novice, amateur, expert) improvised movements to match sounds with and without auditory feedback from motion sensors on wrists/ankles modulated by their gestures. BA, immersion, pleasure, and self-efficacy were measured.ResultsSonification significantly increased body awareness, reward, and immersion (all p < 0.05).ConclusionGS can enhance BA and the SA, pleasure, and control during physical activity. This highlights potential mental health applications, such as agency-based therapies for PTSD. Manipulating bodily perception could improve symptoms and embodiment. Further research should replicate this in clinical populations and explore neurocognitive mechanisms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bfb604045adf4ef8a268e1b7ea30e9e32025-02-10T06:48:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-02-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14503651450365Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participantsFelix Schoeller0Felix Schoeller1Parham Ashur2Joseph Larralde3Clement Le Couedic4Rajeev Mylapalli5Karthikeyan Krishnanandan6Anna Ciaunica7Anna Ciaunica8Adam Linson9Mark Miller10Nicco Reggente11Vladimir Adrien12Vladimir Adrien13Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesMedia Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United StatesEmlyon Business School, Ecully, FranceIndependent Developer, Paris, FranceAura Healthcare, Paris, FranceCentre for Research and Interdisciplinarity, University of Paris, Paris, FranceIndependent Developer, Paris, FranceCentre for Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, United KingdomSchool of Computing and Communications, Open University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom0Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanInstitute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, Santa Monica, CA, United States1AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Avicenne Hospital, Paris Nord Sorbonne Université, Bobigny, France2Université Paris Cité, Inserm, UMR-S 1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Paris, FranceBackgroundBody awareness (BA) and proprioception, which are essential components of the sense of agency (SA), are often altered in various mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the relationship between BA, proprioception, and SA, as well as the methods to manipulate them, remain unclear. This study explored using real-time gesture sonification (GS), i.e., wearable technology transforming body movements into sounds, to enhance proprioception, BA, and thus the SA.MethodsIn this within-subjects design, 17 healthy adults (mean age = 25.5 years) with varying dance expertise (novice, amateur, expert) improvised movements to match sounds with and without auditory feedback from motion sensors on wrists/ankles modulated by their gestures. BA, immersion, pleasure, and self-efficacy were measured.ResultsSonification significantly increased body awareness, reward, and immersion (all p < 0.05).ConclusionGS can enhance BA and the SA, pleasure, and control during physical activity. This highlights potential mental health applications, such as agency-based therapies for PTSD. Manipulating bodily perception could improve symptoms and embodiment. Further research should replicate this in clinical populations and explore neurocognitive mechanisms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1450365/fullproprioceptionagencybody awarenessbody ownershipdance movement therapymental health |
| spellingShingle | Felix Schoeller Felix Schoeller Parham Ashur Joseph Larralde Clement Le Couedic Rajeev Mylapalli Karthikeyan Krishnanandan Anna Ciaunica Anna Ciaunica Adam Linson Mark Miller Nicco Reggente Vladimir Adrien Vladimir Adrien Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants Frontiers in Psychology proprioception agency body awareness body ownership dance movement therapy mental health |
| title | Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| title_full | Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| title_fullStr | Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| title_short | Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| title_sort | gesture sonification for enhancing agency an exploratory study on healthy participants |
| topic | proprioception agency body awareness body ownership dance movement therapy mental health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1450365/full |
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