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Paul F Hill¹, Skyelynn Bermudez¹, Andrew S McAvan²

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Older adults show spatial navigation deficits in virtual reality, but these age differences diminish in immersive, ambulatory environments. This highlights the need for naturalistic measures in cognitive aging research.

Keywords:

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Gerontology

Background:

Spatial navigation deficits are common in older adults.
Traditional virtual reality (VR) environments often use limited interfaces like joysticks or keyboards.
These limitations may artificially inflate observed age-related differences in spatial memory.

Conclusions:

The choice of virtual environment significantly impacts the manifestation of age differences in spatial navigation.
Immersive and ambulatory VR environments offer more naturalistic and potentially more valid measures of spatial memory in older adults.
Future research on cognitive aging should prioritize ecologically valid, naturalistic assessment tools.