Abstract
In the last decade, embodiment has dramatically influenced our conception of cognition. In this new frame, episodic memory, and particularly memory decline have been reinterpreted. Interventions supporting memory in the aging population address the connection between mind and body. Here, we discuss the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as an innovative tool to support episodic memory in older adults.
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Cognition, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
We discuss the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as an innovative tool to support episodic memory in older adults
The embodied cognition approach, claims that the mind is inherently embodied: this is to say that perceptual and motor systems influence the way we construct concepts, make inferences, and use language (Barsalou, 2008; Shapiro, 2011). Empirical evidence supports this claim in different cognitive domains: in language comprehension (Hauk et al, 2004; Tettamanti et al, 2005; Repetto et al, 2013, 2015b; Repetto, 2014), second language learning (Macedonia et al, 2011; Repetto et al, 2015a; Macedonia and Repetto, 2016), and in memory (Pezzulo et al, 2010; van Dam et al, 2013; Downing-Doucet and Guérard, 2014; Bochynska and Laeng, 2015; Lagacé and Guérard, 2015)
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Cognition, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology. We discuss the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as an innovative tool to support episodic memory in older adults. Miller and colleagues found that place cells that fired at a specific location during virtual navigation were activated during subsequent recall of the item associated to that location.
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