Research record

Publications

Research across embodiment, cognitive neuroscience, neurotechnology, and medical extended reality.

Automatically synchronized · Last updated 7 Oct 2026

2026
Article Open access · CC-BY

Making the invisible visible: exploring the feasibility, acceptability and emotional impact of virtual vs. traditional art therapy in a real-world setting

Evangelia Baka, Vasiliki Tsiaousi, Oliver Alan Kannape

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

2026
Book Open access · CC-BY

VR Summit Abstract Book: 2023-2025

Nitesh Bhatia, Diana C. G. Mendes, Rita Costa, Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Ana Fonseca, Mónica S. Cameião, Giuseppe De Luca, Martina Benvenuti, Gerrit Meixner, Tung Khau, Elvis Mazzoni, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olga Maslova, Grigorii Stetsukov, Vasilii Pyatin, Oliver Kobián, Pavel Srp, Veronika Reutz Drobnic, Viktorie Račková, Lukáš Hejtmánek, Robin Beierling, Anna-Lisa Vollmer, E. O. Adeola Babatunde, Namit Mishra, Merve Çelik, Constantin Sinaschuk, Artur Pilacinski, Mitra Taghizadeh Sarabi, Michael Wiesing, Christian Klaes, Eckart Zimmermann

RUB (Ruhr University Bochum)

2026
Book Chapter Open access · CC-BY

MedicalXR at the Intersection of Research and Implementation

Oliver Alan Kannape

Universitätsbibliothek der Ruhr-Universität Bochum eBooks

2026
Article Open access · CC-BY

Motor equivalence in motor awareness

Jemina Fasola, Sophie Betka, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke, Oliver Alan Kannape

iScience

2026
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC

Dyspnoea patterns in patients with advanced diseases: a functional MRI feasibility study protocol

Jan Gaertner, Lisa Hentsch, Ivan Guerreiro, Oliver Alan Kannape, Mathias Delahaye, Federica Bianchi, Chloé Cantero, Sophie Pautex, A Bergeron, Karl‐Olof Lövblad, Felix Tobias Kurz, Tanja Fusi‐Schmidhauser

BMJ Open

2025
Article

Traitement de la douleur chronique basé sur la stimulation visuelle de la main en réalité augmentée

Anouck Tapissier, Pierrick Herbé, Vincent Moriot, Andrea Serino, Oliver Alan Kannape, Amélie Touillet

Hand surgery & rehabilitation

2025
Article Open access · CC-BY

Immersive virtual reality versus in-person performance assessment in undergraduate medical education – an exploratory comparison

Andrea N. Neher, Christoph Berendonk, Florian B. Neubauer, Mathias Delahaye, Oliver Alan Kannape, Thomas C. Sauter, Tanja Birrenbach

Education and Information Technologies · 1 citation

2025
Conference Paper Open access

SIGGRAPH for Health: Engaging Successfully in the Next Disruptions

Nicolas Henchoz, Oliver Alan Kannape, Till N. Schnabel, Claudia Krebs, Marta Syrko

2024
Conference Paper

Computational Medical XR (CMXR): Pioneering the Future of Healthcare Through Computational Medicine and Extended Reality

George Papagiannakis, Oliver Alan Kannape

SIGGRAPH Asia Courses

2024
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Co-existence of two selves: Peripersonal space dynamically remaps around two distinct locations.

Myeong Seop Song, Petr Grivaz, Oliver Alan Kannape, Matthieu Perrenoud, Giulio Rognini, Javier Bello Ruiz, Dario Floreano, Andrea Serino, Olaf Blanke

· 1 citation

2024
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Co-existence of two selves: Peripersonal space dynamically remaps around two distinct locations.

Myeong Seop Song, Petr Grivaz, Oliver Alan Kannape, Matthieu Perrenoud, Giulio Rognini, Javier Bello Ruiz, Dario Floreano, Andrea Serino, Olaf Blanke

2024
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Fully immersive virtual reality versus on-campus for performance assessment in undergraduate medical education – protocol for a comparison study (Preprint)

Andrea N. Neher, Christoph Berendonk, Florian B. Neubauer, Mathias Delahaye, Oliver Alan Kannape, Thomas C. Sauter, Tanja Birrenbach

2024
Article Open access · CC-BY

Augmenting locomotor perception by remapping tactile foot sensation to the back

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Nathanael Ferraroli, Mohammad Bouri, Sélim Habiby Alaoui, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation · 1 citation

2024
Article Open access · CC-BY

A Personalized Approach Using an N-of-1 Trial of Virtual Reality Hypnosis for Persistent Dyspnea

Nils Siegenthaler, Hugo Bothorel, Oliver Alan Kannape, Capucine Morélot‐Panzini, Dan Adler

Journal of Medical Extended Reality · 3 citations

2024
Preprint Open access

Motor Equivalence in Motor Awareness

Jemina Fasola, Sophie Betka, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke, Oliver Alan Kannape

SSRN Electronic Journal

2023
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Remapping of stance-phase tactile foot sensation to the back modulates locomotor perception with limited adaptation

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Nathanael Ferraroli, Mohamed Bouri, Sélim Habiby Alaoui, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

· 1 citation

2023
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Remapping of stance-phase tactile foot sensation to the back modulates locomotor perception with limited adaptation

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Nathanael Ferraroli, Mohamed Bouri, Sélim Habiby Alaoui, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

2023
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC

Virtual reality intervention alleviates dyspnoea in patients recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia

Sophie Betka, Oliver Alan Kannape, Jemina Fasola, Florian Lance, Sylvain Cardin, Aline Schmit, Thomas Similowski, Paola M. Soccal, Bruno Herbelin, Dan Adler, Olaf Blanke

ERJ Open Research · 17 citations

2023
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

A Stand-Alone Augmented Reality Intervention for Chronic Pain Using Embodied Systolic Stimulation

Oliver Alan Kannape, Jonathan Pierret, Robert Leeb, Sylvain Cardin, Fabien Bourban, Skander Mensi, Yann Lebrun, Nicolas Merlini, Alexis Dorier, Vincent Moriot, Amélie Touillet, Andrea Serino

International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering · 1 citation

2023
Article Open access · CC-BY

Bone conduction facilitates self-other voice discrimination

Pavo Orepić, Oliver Alan Kannape, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke

Royal Society Open Science · 35 citations

2022
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Breathing is coupled with voluntary initiation of mental imagery

Hyeong-Dong Park, Timothy Piton, Oliver Alan Kannape, Niall W. Duncan, Kang‐Yun Lee, Timothy Joseph Lane, Olaf Blanke

NeuroImage · 37 citations

2022
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Talking Heads: Bone conduction facilitates self-other voice discrimination

Pavo Orepić, Oliver Alan Kannape, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke

Research Square · 1 citation

2022
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Talking Heads: Bone conduction facilitates self-other voice discrimination

Pavo Orepić, Oliver Alan Kannape, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke

· 1 citation

2021
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC

Agency Deficits in a Human Genetic Model of Schizophrenia: Insights From 22q11DS Patients

Roy Salomon, Oliver Alan Kannape, Henrique Galvan Debarba, Mariia Kaliuzhna, Maude Schneider, Nathan Faivre, Stéphan Eliez, Olaf Blanke

Schizophrenia Bulletin · 29 citations

2021
Preprint Open access

Virtual reality intervention alleviates dyspnea in patients recovering from COVID pneumonia

Sophie Betka, Oliver Alan Kannape, Fasola Jemina, Lance Florian, Cardin Sylvain, Schmid Aline, Thomas Similowski, Soccal Paola Marina, Herbelin Bruno, Dan Adler, Olaf Blanke

medRxiv · 3 citations

2021
Article Open access · CC-BY

Tactile spatial discrimination on the torso using vibrotactile and force stimulation

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Matteo Franza, Oliver Alan Kannape, Masayuki Hara, Olaf Blanke

Experimental Brain Research · 20 citations

2021
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Sensorimotor conflicts induce somatic passivity and louden quiet voices in healthy listeners

Pavo Orepić, Giulio Rognini, Oliver Alan Kannape, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke

Schizophrenia Research · 30 citations

2021
Preprint Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Tactile spatial discrimination on the torso using vibrotactile and force stimulation

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Matteo Franza, Oliver Alan Kannape, Masayuki Hara, Olaf Blanke

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 1 citation

2021
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Cogno-Vest: A Torso-Worn, Force Display to Experimentally Induce Specific Hallucinations and Related Bodily Sensations

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Kenny Jeanmonod, Oliver Alan Kannape, Jevita Potheegadoo, Hannes Bleuler, Masayuki Hara, Olaf Blanke

IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems · 14 citations

2020
Preprint Open access

Cogno-Vest: A Torso-Worn, Force Display to Experimentally Induce Specific Hallucinations and Related Bodily Sensations

Atena Fadaei Jouybari, Kenny Jeanmonod, Oliver Alan Kannape, Jevita Potheegadoo, Hannes Bleuler, Masayuki Hara, Olaf Blanke

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 4 citations

2020
Preprint Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Sensorimotor conflicts induce somatic passivity and louden quiet voices in healthy listeners

Pavo Orepić, Giulio Rognini, Oliver Alan Kannape, Nathan Faivre, Olaf Blanke

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 5 citations

2020
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC

Mechanisms of the breathing contribution to bodily self‐consciousness in healthy humans: Lessons from machine‐assisted breathing?

Sophie Betka, Elisa Canzoneri, Dan Adler, Bruno Herbelin, Javier Bello‐Ruiz, Oliver Alan Kannape, Thomas Similowski, Olaf Blanke

Psychophysiology · 24 citations

2020
Article Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Psychometrics of Disembodiment and Its Differential Modulation by Visuomotor and Visuotactile Mismatches

Marte Roel Lesur, Marieke Lieve Weijs, Colin Simon, Oliver Alan Kannape, Bigna Lenggenhager

iScience · 39 citations

2020
Article Open access · CC-BY

Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential

Hyeong-Dong Park, Coline Barnoud, Henri Trang, Oliver Alan Kannape, Karl Schaller, Olaf Blanke

Nature Communications · 172 citations

2019
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Error Augmentation Improves Visuomotor Adaptation during a Full-Body Balance Task

Jemina Fasola, Oliver Alan Kannape, Mohamed Bouri, Hannes Bleuler, Olaf Blanke

· 9 citations

2019
Preprint Open access · CC-BY-NC

Achronopresence: how temporal visuotactile and visuomotor mismatches modulate embodiment

Marte Roel Lesur, Marieke Lieve Weijs, Colin Simon, Oliver Alan Kannape, Bigna Lenggenhager

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 6 citations

2018
Article Open access · OTHER-OA

Experimentally induced limb-disownership in mixed reality

Oliver Alan Kannape, Ethan J.T. Smith, Peter Moseley, Mark P. Roy, Bigna Lenggenhager

Neuropsychologia · 35 citations

2018
Preprint Open access · CC-BY

Pins & Needles: Towards Limb Disownership in Augmented Reality

Oliver Alan Kannape, Ethan J.T. Smith, Peter Moseley, Mark P. Roy, Bigna Lenggenhager

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 1 citation

2017
Article Open access

Distinct locomotor control and awareness in awake sleepwalkers

Oliver Alan Kannape, Stephen H. Perrig, Andrea O. Rossetti, Olaf Blanke

Current Biology · 16 citations

2017
Book Chapter

Global Body Representations and Self-Consciousness

Olaf Blanke, Oliver Alan Kannape

De Gruyter eBooks

2016
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-SA

The temporal limits of agency for reaching movements in augmented virtuality

Guillermo Bernal, Pattie Maes, Oliver Alan Kannape

Conference proceedings/Conference proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics · 6 citations

2016
Other

Here’s how to convince the brain that prosthetic legs are real

Oliver Alan Kannape

2016
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-SA

Split-belt adaptation and gait symmetry in transtibial amputees walking with a hybrid EMG controlled ankle-foot prosthesis

Oliver Alan Kannape, Hugh Herr

· 22 citations

2016
Article

Engineered embodiment: Comment on “The embodiment of assistive devices—from wheelchair to exoskeleton” by M. Pazzaglia and M. Molinari

Oliver Alan Kannape, Bigna Lenggenhager

Physics of Life Reviews · 8 citations

2014
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-SA

Volitional control of ankle plantar flexion in a powered transtibial prosthesis during stair-ambulation

Oliver Alan Kannape, Hugh Herr

· 56 citations

2014
Article

Suppression of the N1 auditory evoked potential for sounds generated by the upper and lower limbs

Michiel van Elk, Roy Salomon, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

Biological Psychology · 54 citations

2014
Article Open access · CC-BY

Cognitive Loading Affects Motor Awareness and Movement Kinematics but Not Locomotor Trajectories during Goal-Directed Walking in a Virtual Reality Environment

Oliver Alan Kannape, Arnaud Barré, Kamiar Aminian, Olaf Blanke

PLoS ONE · 38 citations

2013
Article Open access

Self in motion: sensorimotor and cognitive mechanisms in gait agency

Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

Journal of Neurophysiology · 87 citations

2013
Conference Paper Open access · CC-BY-NC-SA

Proportional EMG control of ankle plantar flexion in a powered transtibial prosthesis

Jing Wang, Oliver Alan Kannape, Hugh Herr

International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics · 71 citations

2013
Article Open access

“Self pop-out”: agency enhances self-recognition in visual search

Roy Salomon, Melanie Lim, Oliver Alan Kannape, Joan Llobera, Olaf Blanke

Experimental Brain Research · 46 citations

2012
Article Open access

Agency, gait and self-consciousness

Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

International Journal of Psychophysiology · 54 citations

2012
Article Open access

Agency in Walking Humans Sensorimotor & [and] Cognitive Contributions to Bodily Self-Consciousness

Oliver Alan Kannape

Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

2012
Dataset

Who's Walking Down the Street? Inferring Agency From Footstep Sounds During Walking is Reflected in a Modulation of the Auditory Evoked Potential

Michiel van Elk, Oliver Alan Kannape, Olaf Blanke

PsycEXTRA Dataset

2010
Article Open access

The limits of agency in walking humans

Oliver Alan Kannape, Lars Schwabe, Tej Tadi, Olaf Blanke

Neuropsychologia · 82 citations

2008
Book Chapter Open access · CC-BY-NC-ND

Global body representation and self-consciousness

Olaf Blanke, Oliver Alan Kannape

Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)