Abstract
Emotion has an essential effect on various cognitive processes in humans including attention, perception, learning, and memory. Long-term memories are affected not only by the emotion experienced during learning but also by the emotional state during retrieval. The term “emotional memory” is often associated with episodic memory and mental time-travel; however, emotion influences every aspect of memory (e.g., both declarative memory and nondeclarative memory). Here the authors discuss the methodological advantages and limitations across the current methods in emotional memory research. Traditional neuropsychological methods use emotionally arousing stimuli; however, such stimuli are often reduced to a simple list of words or pictures. In comparison to these methods, virtual reality (VR) is a relatively new tool, but with growing importance in neurosci- ence research and clinical practice. VR allows to study human behavior, cognitive functions, and brain activity in ecologically valid situations even under laboratory conditions. Future directions and potential use of virtual reality in emotional memory testing are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Ceskoslovenska Psychologie |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 349-364 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 0009-062X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Submitted: 31. 7. 2021; T. N., National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany; e-mail: [email protected] This review was conducted with financial support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic project TL02000561, by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic project nr. 22-10493S and with institutional support from the Ministry of Health CZ – DRO (NUDZ, 00023752), by the programme Cooperatio Charles University, Area Neuroscience and by SVV260571/2022 grant.
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