Is learning and memory different in a virtual environment?

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 146-161

  Matheis, Robert J ^a   Schultheis, Maria T ^b,c,e   Tiersky, Lana A ^a   DeLuca, John ^b,c   Millis, Scott R ^b   Rizzo, Albert ^d  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d University of Southern California   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological validity; Learning and memory; Neuropsychological assessment; Traumatic brain injury (TBI); Virtual reality (VR)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33847167994     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040601100668     Document Type: Article

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