Spatial memory training in a citizen science context.

Memory deficit is one of the primary effects of intellectual disability, and has a great impact on daily life. Here, we propose a novel spatial memory training system based on a citizen science virtual environment, in which users navigate an aquatic robot in a polluted canal and identify specific ob...

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Publicado en:Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 73; pp. 38 - 47
Autores principales: Palermo, Eduardo, Laut, Jeffrey, Nov, Oded, Cappa, Paolo, Porfiri, Maurizio
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Aug2017
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          Palermo, Eduardo
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          Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
          Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184, Rome, Italy
          Department of Technology Management and Innovation, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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        Fetal alcohol syndrome
        Affect (Psychology)
        Memory
        Virtual reality
        Computer input-output equipment
        Electroencephalography
        Learning strategies
        Space perception
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          Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
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        Affective state evaluation
        Citizen science
        Intellectual disability
        Spatial memory training
        Affective state evaluation
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      ab: Memory deficit is one of the primary effects of intellectual disability, and has a great impact on daily life. Here, we propose a novel spatial memory training system based on a citizen science virtual environment, in which users navigate an aquatic robot in a polluted canal and identify specific objects from images acquired by the robot. A portable low-cost electroencephalography device is utilized to enhance the degree of interactivity and enable real-time estimation of the affective state of the user. We involved a cohort of 60 healthy adult subjects to evaluate users' interest, memory performance, and affective variables as a function of navigation modality (active versus passive) and interface (a traditional computer mouse versus the headset). Despite offering a higher level of difficulty, the headset was preferred over a traditional mouse control by the users, whose spatial memory performance did not vary with the navigation modality or the interface. Active navigation was found to lead to a higher level of engagement, as measured by the headset. These findings suggest the possibility of a new, effective, and entertaining form of intellectual rehabilitation with potential impact on fetal alcohol syndrome.
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