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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Previous research indicated vertical vection (the perception of self-motion) can affect human mood.
  • Emotional stimuli, particularly those with varying arousal levels, are known to influence memory.
  • The interplay between sensory-motor experiences and emotional memory processing requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether vertical vection influences the memory recognition of emotional images.
  • To explore the differential effects of vection on positive, negative, and neutral image recall.
  • To examine the role of arousal levels in vection-modulated emotional memory.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed an incidental memory recognition task involving positive, negative, and neutral emotional images.
  • Images were initially encountered during a visual dummy task.
  • Later, participants viewed these previously seen images alongside novel ones under conditions of either vertical vection or neutral visual stimuli.

Main Results:

  • Downward vertical vection significantly facilitated the recognition of negative emotional images.
  • Conversely, downward vection inhibited the recognition of positive emotional images.
  • No significant modulation was observed for neutral images.

Conclusions:

  • Vection significantly modulates incidental memory for emotional content, supporting its influence on cognitive and emotional processing.
  • These findings suggest a link between sensory-motor experiences and the encoding/retrieval of emotional memories.
  • The study introduces a novel paradigm for researching embodied cognition and vection effects on memory.