scholarly journals Episodic Memory Assessment and Remediation in Normal and Pathological Aging Using Virtual Reality: A Mini Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina La Corte ◽  
Marco Sperduti ◽  
Kouloud Abichou ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
Pathological Aging

Ecologically relevant episodic memory assessment indicates an attenuated age-related memory loss – A virtual reality study.

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 680-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlon O. Pflueger ◽  
Rolf-Dieter Stieglitz ◽  
Patrick Lemoine ◽  
Thomas Leyhe
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
Age Related

The Use of Virtual Reality for Episodic Memory Assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Sauzéon ◽  
Prashant Arvind Pala ◽  
Florian Larrue ◽  
Gregory Wallet ◽  
Marie Déjos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Learning Effect ◽  
Relational Processing ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
False Recognitions ◽  
Navigation Mode

Episodic memory was assessed using Virtual Reality (VR). Forty-four (44) subjects visualized a target virtual apartment containing specific objects in each room. Then they visualized a second virtual apartment comprised of specific objects and objects shared by the two apartments. Subjects navigated in the virtual apartments in one of the following two conditions: active and passive. Four main episodic memory components were scored from the VR exposures: (1) learning effect; (2) active forgetting effect; (3) strategies at encoding and at retrieval; and (4) false recognitions (FRs). The effect of navigation mode (active vs. passive) on each memory component was examined. Active subjects had better learning and retrieval (recognition hits) performances compared to passive subjects. A beneficial effect of active navigation was also observed on the source-based FR rates. Active subjects made fewer source-based FRs compared to passive subjects. These overall results for the effect of active navigation are discussed in terms of the distinction between item-specific and relational processing.

Effects of virtual reality-based spatial cognitive training on hippocampal function of older adults with mild cognitive impairment

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jin-Hyuck Park
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Spatial Cognition ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Cognitive Intervention ◽  
Hippocampal Function

ABSTRACT Background: To date, there is a controversy on effects of cognitive intervention to maintain or improve hippocampal function for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective: The main objective of this study was to exam effects of virtual reality-based spatial cognitive training (VR-SCT) using VR on hippocampal function of older adults with MCI. Method: Fifty-six older adults with MCI were randomly allocated to the experimental group (EG) that received the VR-SCT or the waitlist control group (CG) for a total of 24 sessions. To investigate effects of the VR-SCT on spatial cognition and episodic memory, the Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised Block Design Test (WAIS-BDT) and the Seoul Verbal Learning Test (SVLT) were used. Results: During the sessions, the training performances gradually increased (p < .001). After the intervention, the EG showed significant greater improvements in the WAIS-BDT (p < .001, η2 = .667) and recall of the SVLT (p < .05, η2 =.094) compared to the CG but in recognition of the SVLT (p > .05, η2 =.001). Conclusion: These results suggest that the VR-SCT might be clinically beneficial to enhance spatial cognition and episodic memory of older adults with MCI.

Virtual reality as an ecologically valid tool for assessing multifaceted episodic memory in children and adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Picard ◽  
Maria Abram ◽  
Eric Orriols ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Feature Binding ◽  
Factual Content ◽  
Definition Of

The majority of episodic memory (EM) tests are far removed from what we experience in daily life and from the definition of this type of memory. This study examines the developmental trajectory of the main aspects of episodic memory—what, where, and when—and of feature binding in a naturalistic virtual environment. A population of 125 participants aged from 6 to 24 years was asked to navigate, by using a joystick, in a virtual urban environment composed of specific areas, and to memorize as many elements as possible (e.g., scenes, details, spatial and temporal contexts). The ability to recall factual content associated to details or spatiotemporal context increased steadily from the age of 8 to young adulthood. These results indicate main developmental differences in feature binding abilities in naturalistic events which are very sensitive to age in comparison with a standard EM assessment. Virtual reality therefore appears to be an appropriate technique to assess crucial aspects of EM development in children and adolescents and it should provide helpful tools for the detection of subtle memory deficits.

scholarly journals Alpha peak frequency is linked to episodic memory impairment in pathological aging

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Puttaert ◽  
Vincent Wens ◽  
Patrick Fery ◽  
Antonin Rovai ◽  
Nicola Trotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Peak Frequency ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Pathological Aging ◽  
18Fdg Pet ◽  
Alpha Peak

The Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) is a largely validated neuropsychological test for the identification of amnestic syndrome from the early stage of Alzheimers disease (AD). Previous electrophysiological data suggested a slowing down of the alpha rhythm in the AD-continuum as well as a key role of this rhythmic brain activity for episodic memory processes. This study therefore investigates the link between alpha brain activity and alterations in episodic memory as assessed by the FCSRT. For that purpose, 37 patients with altered FCSRT performance underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, supplemented by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/structural magnetic resonance imaging (18FDG-PET/MR), and 10 minutes of resting-state magnetoencephalography (MEG). The individual alpha peak frequency (APF) in MEG resting-state data was positively correlated with patients encoding efficiency as well as with the efficacy of semantic cues in facilitating patients retrieval of previous stored word. The APF also correlated positively with patients hippocampal volume and their regional glucose consumption in the posterior cingulate cortex. Overall, this study demonstrates that alterations in the ability to learn and store new information for a relatively short-term period are related to a slowing down of alpha rhythmic activity, possibly due to altered interactions in the extended mnemonic system. As such, a decreased APF may be considered as an electrophysiological correlate of short-term episodic memory dysfunction accompanying pathological aging.

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