Sense of Agency and Skills Learning in Virtual-Mediated Environment: A Systematic Review

Agency is central to remote actions, and it may enhance skills learning due to a partial overlap between brain structures and networks, the promotion of confidence towards a telemanipulator, and the feeling of congruence of the motor choice to the motor plan. We systematically reviewed studies aimin...

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Published in:Brain sciences 2024-04, Vol.14 (4), p.350
Main Authors: Cesari, Valentina, D'Aversa, Sveva, Piarulli, Andrea, Melfi, Franca, Gemignani, Angelo, Menicucci, Danilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain research
distortions
Embodiment
Feedback
Learning
motor embodiment
multisensory processing
procedural learning
Remote control
Robotic surgery
Sensory integration
Skills
Surgeons
Systematic review
Virtual reality
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Summary:Agency is central to remote actions, and it may enhance skills learning due to a partial overlap between brain structures and networks, the promotion of confidence towards a telemanipulator, and the feeling of congruence of the motor choice to the motor plan. We systematically reviewed studies aiming to verify the role of agency in improving learning. Fifteen studies were selected from MEDLINE and Scopus . When a mismatch is introduced between observed and performed actions, the decrease in agency and learning is proportional to the intensity of the mismatch, which is due to greater interference with the motor programming. Thanks to multisensory integration, agency and learning benefit both from sensory and performance feedback and from the timing of feedback based on control at the goal level or the perceptual-motor level. This work constitutes a bedrock for professional teleoperation settings (e.g., robotic surgery), with particular reference to the role of agency in performing complex tasks with remote control.
ISSN:2076-3425
2076-3425
DOI:10.3390/brainsci14040350