Development and initial assessment of a new paradigm for assessing cognitive and motor inhibition: The bimodal virtual-reality Stroop

Use of immersive virtual reality to assess episodic memory: A validation study in older adults

“…Performance in the VR task was positively correlated with performance in a traditional word-recall test, suggesting that both reflect verbal memory processes. This concurs with previous studies indicating that VR can measure similar constructs as those measured by clinical or experimental measures (Armstrong et al, 2013;Henry et al, 2012;Parsons & Courtney, 2014;Parsons & Rizzo, 2008;Plancher et al, 2008). This is an important finding.…”

“…A few studies have addressed the convergent validity of VR tasks by comparing them with traditional tasks that assess the same cognitive processes. Studies in younger adults have generally reported significant correlations between VR and traditional tasks of inhibition (Armstrong et al, 2013;Henry, Joyal, & Nolin, 2012), and VR and traditional tasks of attention (Parsons & Courtney, 2014). Parsons and Rizzo (2008) reported positive correlations between a traditional word memory task and memory performance in a VR task in which younger adults had to recall a list of 10 items (e.g., a blue car) encoded while navigating a virtual city.…”

Long-Wave Infrared Functional Brain Imaging in Human: A Pilot Study

“…The second task involved the well-known Stroop effect, closely associated with fronto-medial structures (most notably the anterior cingulate and the medial frontal cortices), and the posterior parietal cortex [16-18]. In the present study, a virtual version of the Stroop task was used [19], in which color blocks (blue, red or green) or color words (blue, red or green) were visually presented while names of colors (blue, red or green) were simultaneously and verbally enunciated (72 stimuli, 36 congruent and 36 non congruent; total duration of 10 minutes). Participants had to click the left (or right) button of a mouse only when visual and audio stimuli matched.…”

Virtual Reality and Brain Computer Interface in Neurorehabilitation

“…Th e only deviation in programming was the introduction of the two VR programs as a supplementary cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Th e laptop-presented virtual apartment (ClinicaVR: Apartment Stroop [20]) and virtual classroom settings (VR Classroom [ 21 -24 ]) were selected because they simulate demands and distractions found in real-world settings. While in the immersive environments, participants performed two conditions of a response inhibition task in the face of distractions.…”