Assessing prospective memory in young healthy adults using virtual reality

摘要

Virtual Reality (VR) is a very relevant tool for the study of complex cognitive functions, such as Prospective Memory (PM; remember to execute an intention at an appropriate time in the future). Thirty-five young subjects performed a PM task while immersed in a virtual city. On a theoretical level, we reached a better characterisation of PM functioning, notably regarding the influence of the link between the "when" and "what" components of PM on performance in event- and time-based PM tasks. This work validates utility of VR in PM assessment and opens perspectives in evaluation and rehabilitation of PM deficits.