期刊名称：Revue de Neuropsychologie Neurosciences Cognitives et Cliniques
印刷版ISSN：2101-6739
电子版ISSN：2102-6025
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：4
页码：267-276
DOI：10.1684/nrp.2013.0246
出版社：John Libbey Eurotext
摘要：Figures See all figures Authors Grégory Lecouvey , Julie Gonneaud , Francis Eustache , Béatrice Desgranges Inserm, U1077, Caen, France, Université de Caen - Basse-Normandie, UMR-S1077, Caen, France, École pratique des hautes études, UMR-S1077, Caen, France, CHU de Caen, UMR-S1077, Avenue Côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033 Caen, Cedex 9, France Key words: virtual reality, prospective memory, ecological assessment, normal aging, brain diseases DOI : 10.1684/nrp.2013.0246 Page(s) : 267-76 Published in: 2012 For the past 20 years, technological advancements have been contributing towards consolidating neuropsychological works. Virtual reality is a computer-based technology where individuals are placed in a virtual environment that they can explore and interact with in real time. Virtual reality has allowed the development of novel and more complex paradigms, through which it is possible to provide more comprehensive assessments of cognition. This article provides a review of studies on prospective memory (defined as memory for delayed intentions) using virtual reality. This aspect of memory is the subject of recurring complaints in aging and in numerous brain diseases. Despite the impact of such a deficit on the autonomy of individuals, it has been rarely evaluated. The objectives of this article are to highlight the contributions of virtual reality in the understanding of how prospective memory functions in healthy young subjects, and its evolution during normal aging, as well as in cases of brain diseases and substance use. We will discuss the advantages and the current limitations that virtual reality poses towards its further integration into neuropsychology and the opportunities offered by the development of this technology.
关键词：virtual reality; prospective memory; ecological assessment; normal aging; brain diseases
