The necessity of motoric engagement in enhancing route memory.
The relative contribution of decision‐making and motor engagement at encoding, on route memory, was examined using virtual reality (VR). During encoding, participants explored 12 virtual environments for 40 s each. Navigation strategy during encoding was manipulated within‐subjects. On Active trials...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 1164 - 1189 |
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