ReviewPsychonomic bulletin & review2019
Virtual reality in episodic memory research: A review.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- [Use of Virtual Reality Based on Daily Activities for Cognitive Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Systematic Review].Revista de neurologia · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of immersion in a simulated natural environment on stress reduction and emotional arousal: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- The survival processing advantage in memory using virtual reality versus traditional desktop display: Does it make a difference?Memory & cognition · 2026Article
- Walking through doorways helps remembering, but not for long.Memory & cognition · 2026Article
- Beyond Context-Transfer Effects: Attenuated Familiarity During Virtual Reality-Based Retrieval Across Different Encoding Modalities.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Impact of Technological Immersion and Sensorimotor Engagement on Performance and Brain Plasticity in Short-Term Second Language Vocabulary Training.Neurobiology of language (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
- A Toaster in the Bathroom: Neural Correlates of Semantic Construction During Episodic Memory Recall.Human brain mapping · 2025Article
- Engrams Formed in Virtual Reality Exhibit Reduced Familiarity Upon Retrieval: Electrophysiological Correlates of Source Memory Retrieval Indicate Modality-Dependent Differences in Recognition Memory.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Article
- Transforming language research from classic desktops to virtual environments.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality for Preoperative Planning and Education in Pediatric Surgery: Preliminary Results for the Treatment of Congenital Malformations and Tumors.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Hierarchical event segmentation of episodic memory in virtual reality.NPJ science of learning · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Students' Perceptions of Virtual Reality in Clinical Education: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Decoding episodic autobiographical memory in naturalistic virtual reality.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- The influence of the precuneus on the medial temporal cortex determines the subjective quality of memory during the retrieval of naturalistic episodes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Induced oscillatory brain responses under virtual reality conditions in the context of repetition priming.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- Influence of stimuli emotional features and typicality on memory performance: insights from a virtual reality context.Psychological research · 2024Article
- Systematic review of memory assessment in virtual reality: evaluating convergent and divergent validity with traditional neuropsychological measures.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Review
- User Experience in Virtual Reality (VR) Applications for Elderly People with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Scoping Review.Current Alzheimer research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for the investigation of episodic memory phenomena, to date there has been relatively little examination of how learning mechanisms operate in VR and how these processes might compare (or contrast) with learning that occurs in real life. Moreover, the existing literature on this topic is spread across several disciplines and uses various distinct apparatuses, thus obscuring whether the differences that exist between studies might be due to genuine theoretical discrepancies or may be more simply explained by accounting for methodological variations. The current review is designed to address and elucidate several issues relevant to psychological researchers interested in understanding and/or using this technological approach to study episodic memory phenomena. The principle objectives of the review are as follows: (a) defining and discussing the various VR systems currently used for research purposes, (b) compiling research of episodic memory effects in VR as they have been studied across several disciplines, and (c) surveying major topics in this body of literature (e.g., how virtual immersion has an impact on memory; transfer effects from VR to the real world). The content of this review is designed to serve as a resource for psychologists interested in learning more about the current state of research in this field and is intended to highlight the capabilities (and constraints) associated with using this technological approach in episodic memory research.
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