Integrating virtual reality, electroencephalography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation to study the neural correlates of awe experiences: The SUBRAIN protocol
This study protocol is the first one that tries to fully understand the neural bases of awe by eliciting and studying this phenomenon in VR. The pairing of awe-inducing VR experiences and questionnaires investigating participants' affect and emotions, with non-invasive neural techniques, can provide a novel and extensive knowledge on this complex phenomenon. The protocol can inform on the combination of different instruments showing a reproducible and reliable setting for the investigation of induced complex emotions.
Authors
- Giandomenico Schiena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5589-8071)
- Eleonora Maggioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-4029)
- Paolo Brambilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-8456)
- M. Mazzocut-Mis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-1311)
- Adele Ferro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2399-3626)
- Elena Bondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7940-0864)
- Andrea Gaggioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-7598)
- Alice Chirico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4587-0232)
- Marta Pizzolante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3078-7505)
- Flavia Carbone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3559-7785)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Politecnico di Milano (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302762
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Media Influence and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 45.53
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Dipartimenti di Eccellenza
- European Commission
- Fondazione Cariplo
- Ministero della Salute
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Fundação Bial