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While previous studies have assessed the impact of delays on surgical performance, their effects on the operator\u2019s cognitive state remain unclear. Therefore, this study assessed delay-induced changes in telesurgery operability based on intraparietal sulcus (IPS) activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A virtual-reality-based surgical assistance simulator was developed using the Unity game engine to replicate the da Vinci surgical robot and colorectal suturing environment. The simulator randomly introduced seven delay conditions to assess their impact on IPS activity during suturing. Eight right-handed participants, all of whom were non-medical students with no prior surgical experience, performed suturing while their IPS activity was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The left- and right-sided IPS activities were measured separately, and the task completion time and suturing error rate were also recorded for comparison.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significance was assessed using the nonparametric Jonckheere\u2013Terpstra test. Left- and right-sided IPS activities decreased significantly for 150\u2013300 and 0\u2013300\u00a0ms delays, respectively. The task completion time increased significantly for 0\u2013300\u00a0ms delays, while the suturing error rate increased significantly for 0\u2013100\u00a0ms delays.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings confirm that IPS activity can be used to quantify delay-induced operability changes. For delays beyond 150\u00a0ms, significant IPS changes indicated that operators perceived degraded control. 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