This chapter will provide a review of research into human cognition through the lens of VR-based paradigms for studying memory. Emphasis is placed on why VR increases the ecological validity of memory research and the implications of such enhancements.
Keywords: Cognition; Cognitive assessments; Cognitive enhancement; Cognitive rehabilitation; Embodied cognition; Embodied memory; Environmental enrichment; Extended cognition; Extended memory; Memory; Memory assessments; Memory enhancement; Memory rehabilitation; Virtual reality.
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