Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for determining the intention of a subject to perform a voluntary action based on the analysis of the subject's respiratory phases and neuroelectrical signals.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for assessment and optional treatment of spatial attention deficit, such as neglect for example, with computational feedback, based upon tracking the movement of the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for inducing an Out of Body Experience (OBE) in a user through an augmented/virtual reality (ARNR) system, the OBE including an exit state and a disembodiment state, the method comprising the steps of (a) changing the user viewpoint from body-centered viewpoint to distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE exit state, and (b) showing to the user his/her own body from the distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE disembodiment state.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for inducing an Out of Body Experience (OBE) in a user through an augmented/virtual reality (ARNR) system, the OBE including an exit state and a disembodiment state, the method comprising the steps of (a) changing the user viewpoint from body -centered viewpoint to distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE exit state, and (b) showing to the user his/her own body from the distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE disembodiment state.

Abstract: An add-on device for use in combination with a stereotactic apparatus is herein disclosed, the device including a stereotactic adapter, an optical support comprising lenses and a display support adapted to accommodate a virtual reality display. The stereotactic adapter can adapt to different commercial models of stereotactic systems, and is particularly intended for implementing a method for conducting cognitive and/or behavioral tests in subjects during neurosurgery, wherein a virtual reality stimulus is provided to said subject during awake phases of neurosurgery.

Abstract: A system for predicting a likelihood of an occurrence of hallucinations in a subject including a master device configured to be at least one of moved, moved on, and manipulated by a subject, a slave device operably connected with the master device and adapted so that the subject is directly or indirectly touched by the slave device according with the master device's movement, a computer device operably connected to both the master and the slave device, the computer device configured to modulate at least one of a time, space, and force activation of the slave device in response to an activation of the master device, record data regarding a difference in at least one of time, space and force activation, compare the recorded data with reference data, and graphically or numerically showing the result of the comparison on a display device, as an indicator of the likelihood of the occurrence of hallucinations in a subject.

Abstract: An add-on device for use in combination with a stereotactic apparatus is herein disclosed, the device including a stereotactic adapter, an optical support comprising lenses and a display support adapted to accommodate a virtual reality display. The stereotactic adapter can adapt to different commercial models of stereotactic systems, and is particularly intended for implementing a method for conducting cognitive and/or behavioral tests in subjects during neurosurgery, wherein a virtual reality stimulus is provided to said subject during awake phases of neurosurgery.

Abstract: A method for inducing the feeling of a presence (FoP) in a subject by using a master-slave robotic system, the method including the steps of altering a visual perception of a surrounding environment of the subject, connecting the subject with a robotic master device so that the subject can move, move on or manipulate the robotic master device, connecting the subject with a robotic slave device, making the subject move, move on or manipulate the robotic master device so that the subject is directly or indirectly touched by the robotic slave device according to a movement of the robotic master device, wherein the robotic master device and the robotic slave device are operatively connected so that the subject receives at least one of spatially and temporally conflicting sensorimotor stimulation.

Abstract: A system for predicting a likelihood of an occurrence of hallucinations in a subject including a master device configured to be at least one of moved, moved on, and manipulated by a subject, a slave device operably connected with the master device and adapted so that the subject is directly or indirectly touched by the slave device according with the master device's movement, a computer device operably connected to both the master and the slave device, the computer device configured to modulate at least one of a time, space, and force activation of the slave device in response to an activation of the master device, record data regarding a difference in at least one of time, space and force activation, compare the recorded data with reference data, and graphically or numerically showing the result of the comparison on a display device, as an indicator of the likelihood of the occurrence of hallucinations in a subject.

Abstract: A method for inducing the feeling of a presence (FoP) in a subject by using a master-slave robotic system, the method including the steps of altering a visual perception of a surrounding environment of the subject, connecting the subject with a robotic master device so that the subject can move, move on or manipulate the robotic master device, connecting the subject with a robotic slave device, making the subject move, move on or manipulate the robotic master device so that the subject is directly or indirectly touched by the robotic slave device according to a movement of the robotic master device, wherein the robotic master device and the robotic slave device are operatively connected so that the subject receives at least one of spatially and temporally conflicting sensorimotor stimulation.