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  • Psychology

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  • Virtual Reality (VR) shows potential for enhancing memory encoding, but findings are inconsistent.
  • Understanding if VR encoding serves as a distinct memory source is crucial for memory research.
  • Electrophysiological correlates (EEG) can objectively differentiate item and source memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether Virtual Reality (VR) or 2D desktop (PC) encoding modality influences episodic memory retrieval.
  • To determine if VR encoding enhances recollection and reduces familiarity compared to PC encoding.
  • To analyze electrophysiological markers (EEG) of item and source memory for VR- and PC-encoded information.

Main Methods:

  • Participants incidentally encoded objects in VR and on a 2D desktop (within-subjects design).
  • Post-encoding tasks included recognition memory (old/new) and source identification.
  • Electrophysiological data (EEG) were recorded, focusing on event-related potentials (ERPs) and frequency bands.

Main Results:

  • Item memory performance and EEG markers (FN400, LPC, theta response) were similar for VR and PC encoding.
  • Source memory retrieval showed a shift towards recollection for VR-encoded items, indicated by late posterior negativity.
  • VR encoding led to attenuated familiarity, evident in alpha band activity and theta-gamma phase-amplitude coupling.

Conclusions:

  • Encoding modality, like VR vs. PC, can serve as a source memory cue.
  • VR encoding appears to impact familiarity more than recollection when dimensionality is the primary difference.
  • Findings suggest VR's unique contribution to memory retrieval lies in modulating familiarity, offering insights for memory enhancement strategies.