Assessing the mental frame syncing in the elderly: A virtual reality protocol

Silvia Serino; Pietro Cipresso; Andrea Gaggioli; Giuseppe Riva

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-401-5-153

Assessing the mental frame syncing in the elderly: A virtual reality protocol

Silvia Serino, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva

Fondazione Istituto Auxologico Italiano

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Abstract

Decline in spatial memory in the elderly is often underestimated, and it is crucial to fully investigate the cognitive underpinnings of early spatial impairment. A virtual reality-based procedure was developed to assess deficit in the "mental frame syncing", namely the cognitive ability that allows an effective orientation by synchronizing the allocentric view-point independent representation with the allocentric view-point dependent representation. A pilot study was carried out to evaluate abilities in the mental frame syncing in a sample of 16 elderly participants. Preliminary results indicated that the general cognitive functioning was associated with the ability in the synchronization between these two allocentric references frames.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2014: Positive Change: Connecting the Virtual and the Real
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	153-157
Number of pages	5
Volume	99
ISBN (Print)	9781614994015, 9781614994008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-401-5-153
Publication status	Published - May 30 2014

Keywords

Allocentric
Elderly
Mental frame syncing
Virtual reality

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