Researchers set up 31 male students to be able to move around various virtual rooms while lying inside an MRI machine that scanned their brains. Equipped with VR glasses and a joystick, participants were given 30 seconds in each room.
The task was to remember the room and the objects. Afterwards, they were allowed to rest, and finally they were given a distracting task where they used other parts of the brain. Brain activity was recorded during all phases.
Researcher Hallvard Røe Evensmoen and professor Asta Kristine Håberg at NTNU’s Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science used functional MRI and self-developed computer systems in the research project.
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