The effect of virtual reality on memory.
A within-subject randomized study will be conducted in healthy adults. In Study 1 (n=16), participants will complete immediate free recall after hearing a 15-word list during No VR versus during immersive VR.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
16
Immersive VR
No VR during word list study phase
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Word Recall
Free immediate recall of each word study list, after each list
Time frame: begin 15 seconds after the last word
Distraction
Participants subjective ratings of how distracted they were in each condition
Time frame: Measured immediately after the free recall of word list 2
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