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Zhang Z. Functionally similar yet distinct neural mechanisms underlie different choice behaviors: ALE meta-analyses of decision-making under risk in adolescents and adults. DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2022.101052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Reggente N, Essoe JKY, Aghajan ZM, Tavakoli AV, McGuire JF, Suthana NA, Rissman J. Enhancing the Ecological Validity of fMRI Memory Research Using Virtual Reality. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:408. [PMID: 29962932 PMCID: PMC6013717 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful research tool to understand the neural underpinnings of human memory. However, as memory is known to be context-dependent, differences in contexts between naturalistic settings and the MRI scanner environment may potentially confound neuroimaging findings. Virtual reality (VR) provides a unique opportunity to mitigate this issue by allowing memories to be formed and/or retrieved within immersive, navigable, visuospatial contexts. This can enhance the ecological validity of task paradigms, while still ensuring that researchers maintain experimental control over critical aspects of the learning and testing experience. This mini-review surveys the growing body of fMRI studies that have incorporated VR to address critical questions about human memory. These studies have adopted a variety of approaches, including presenting research participants with VR experiences in the scanner, asking participants to retrieve information that they had previously acquired in a VR environment, or identifying neural correlates of behavioral metrics obtained through VR-based tasks performed outside the scanner. Although most such studies to date have focused on spatial or navigational memory, we also discuss the promise of VR in aiding other areas of memory research and facilitating research into clinical disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicco Reggente
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Joey K-Y Essoe
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Zahra M Aghajan
- Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Amir V Tavakoli
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Joseph F McGuire
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
| | - Nanthia A Suthana
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Jesse Rissman
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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