Researching Memory and Navigation with XR at BGU, and developing XR rehabilitation tools
Joined September 2015
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When we test spatial memory in virtual reality there are lot's of different aspects that might affect it vs. the real world, such as movement, interfaces, affordances, and even Reality Modality - the basic knowledge of knowing that we are in a virtual environment.
We isolated this by 3d scaning a room, and then running participants through a spatial memory test in it such that they walked the same room, had the same interfaces, same environmental effects (noises, etc.), and differed only in whether their headset was in VR mode or AR mode.
Basic spoiler - there were no differences at all between these conditions...
We also compared VR to desktop-VR and replicated previous findings of the huge effects on spatial memory of physical movement (errors nearly doubled).
Link:
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This New Yorker article has some quotes from me about my lab's project researching the effects of GPS jamming.
I think this might be the first time stuff from my own lab reaches non-scientific press?
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1/6 "Improved spatial memory for physical versus virtual navigation" is out today at the Journal of Neural Engineering;
Work with @neurojosh.
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5/6 This result extended also to epilepsy patients, which are a key population in spatial neuroscience, as they are one of the few windows to invasive brain recordings in humans.
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This is the Soroka Medical center. It's across the street from campus, and was hit by a targeted ballistic missile from Iran this morning.
My lab had several rehabilitation research projects running there using XR tools we developed.
(4/5) Ironically, one of my students' tasks there today was getting a better image of the ward's corridor in which we ran the experiment response to reviewer 3's request...
Our team after running our first round of Social Worker student training utilizing virtual reality with LLM based agents at BGU
Shachar Maidenbaum π retweeted
#ELSCseminarseries with Dr. Shachar Maidenbaum on the topic of "Navigating extended realities" will take place on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, at 14:00 IST. Come hear the lecture at ELSC: Room 2004, Goodman bldg.
@MaidenbaumSh
If you are at #ieeevr2025 drop by our lab's poster's tomorrow to learn about medical education with embodied skin conditions on your own arm (#1111), and the Virtual-Israel PTSD treatment project (#DC1102)