Isabelle Viaud‐Delmon

Sorbonne Université, Collège de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

Total Citations

102

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About

Isabelle Viaud-Delmon is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human perception, anxiety, and human-computer interaction. Her work fundamentally explores how sensory and perceptual processes shape emotional states, particularly in trait anxiety. In a series of influential studies from 2000, she demonstrated that individuals with high trait anxiety exhibit distinct sensorimotor profiles—showing altered self-motion perception and eye deviation during whole-body rotations in darkness. These findings, which have garnered over 95 citations collectively, suggest that perceptual avoidance may be an early, measurable expression of anxiety, offering new insights into the embodied nature of emotional disorders. More recently, Viaud-Delmon has advanced the field of Human Computer Confluence (HCC), applying this interdisciplinary framework to healthcare and rehabilitation. Her work in HCC explores how symbiotic human-computer relationships can transform sensing, perception, and interaction, opening radical new possibilities for therapeutic interventions. By bridging basic perceptual science with cutting-edge technology, Viaud-Delmon’s research not only deepens our understanding of anxiety’s sensory roots but also charts a path toward innovative, perception-based rehabilitation tools.