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Virtual Reality (VR) offers an unprecedented opportunity to investigate how the brain responds when fundamental properties of reality are contradicted. For this pilot study, we created a non-Euclidean VR environment, whose spatial structure contrasts with any previous experience. We tested the implicit and explicit cognition of such an “impossible” environment and whether personality traits can affect it. Thirty-five participants explored the “impossible” environment and its control counterpart, but only a few of them reported noticing the incongruency. We found that participants with lower Personal Need for Structure were more likely to do so. Yet, the data suggest that the spatial anomaly is still perceived implicitly in the absence of awareness.

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Spatial Cognition and Awareness of Non-Euclidean Virtual Reality Environments: A Pilot Study on the Effect of Personality Traits

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    2026年

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  • Fabrizio Serrao,
  • Alessandro Gabbiadini,
  • Marcello Gallucci,
  • Andrea Gaggioli,
  • Massimo Montanaro,
  • Alberto Gallace

摘要

Virtual Reality (VR) offers an unprecedented opportunity to investigate how the brain responds when fundamental properties of reality are contradicted. For this pilot study, we created a non-Euclidean VR environment, whose spatial structure contrasts with any previous experience. We tested the implicit and explicit cognition of such an “impossible” environment and whether personality traits can affect it. Thirty-five participants explored the “impossible” environment and its control counterpart, but only a few of them reported noticing the incongruency. We found that participants with lower Personal Need for Structure were more likely to do so. Yet, the data suggest that the spatial anomaly is still perceived implicitly in the absence of awareness.