The development of Cybernetic Avatars (CAs) will change our lives dramatically. Such a rapid evolution of new technologies is advantageous but also raises concerns, such as addiction. Herein, we present a new scientific issue regarding how to investigate the effects that using CAs throughout our lives has on our physiology. In this chapter, we discuss how avatars and devices affect human physiology at multiple levels, from gene expression to brain activity. We insist that our multidisciplinary investigation of how CAs affect us will be critical for the further development of our CA society.

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Multidisciplinary Investigation on How Avatars and Devices Affect Human Physiology

  • Shinpei Kawaoka,
  • Yoshihiro Izumi,
  • Keisuke Nakata,
  • Masahiko Haruno,
  • Toshiko Tanaka,
  • Hidenobu Sumioka,
  • David Achanccaray,
  • Aya Nakae

摘要

The development of Cybernetic Avatars (CAs) will change our lives dramatically. Such a rapid evolution of new technologies is advantageous but also raises concerns, such as addiction. Herein, we present a new scientific issue regarding how to investigate the effects that using CAs throughout our lives has on our physiology. In this chapter, we discuss how avatars and devices affect human physiology at multiple levels, from gene expression to brain activity. We insist that our multidisciplinary investigation of how CAs affect us will be critical for the further development of our CA society.