SAMBA SpAtial, Motor & Bodily Awareness

Happy to see this work out in Neuroscience!

We show that the Self-Avatar Follower Effect extends to involuntary movements, revealing that embodied avatars can shape even unconscious motor behavior

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.07.040⁠�

New paper out

Vestibular signals contribute to self–other face distinction, dynamically shaping the balance between self and familiar-face representations.



https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051126001390?via%3Dihub

New paper out.

I don't say this often, but I think this is a quite important a achievement. By changing perceived body size through virtual reality, we were able to reduce the automatic avoidance of high-calorie food stimuli in anorexia nervosa.

Preliminary, but potentially transformative findings from a clinical perspective.

We are out!!!!!
Taste sensitivity extends beyond the tongue, influencing how rapidly food reaches awareness and how strongly it captures visual consciousness.



https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001721?dgcid=author

We are out!!!
Changing perceived body size (via full-body illusion) directly alters reward learning and food-related behavior.
Perceived, not actual, body drives motivation, pointing to reward sensitivity as a key mechanism.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-45811-8

We are out!!!
We found that early attachment shapes how the brain integrates bodily signals.
Only securely attached individuals showed stronger recalibration of body position in the illusion.
Early relationships leave a lasting mark on how we experience our own body

https://rdcu.be/faazE