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When you hear the words Alzheimer's disease, what do you think of? The truth is, the picture most of us have of the disease is incomplete. Alzheimer's disease doesn't start when someone starts to lose their memory. It actually starts years – sometimes decades – earlier. The Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease Podcast is an engaging, narrative-style podcast miniseries for those curious or motivated to learn about Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps you have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease, or ca ...
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Virtual reality (VR) is more than just a video game tool — it’s helping advance our understanding of memory. At UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, cognitive neuroscientist Professor Jason Mattingley, PhD student Richard Ronayne, and research assistant Jayce Rushton are using VR to immerse people in a world they can explore to test their navigational and spatial memory.
In part one of this two-part series, our guests discuss:
- The different types of memory
- Why traditional memory tests may need refining
- Richard’s unique journey from mining sites to neuroscience labs
- The inspiration behind using VR to test memory
- What a VR experiment looks like for participants
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Chapters
1. Memory recall (00:00:00)
2. Different types of memory (00:01:52)
3. Limitations of traditional memory tests (00:04:20)
4. What is Virtual Reality (VR)? (00:07:53)
5. Richard's journey to becoming a scientist (00:10:08)
6. What led to VR being used to test memory? (00:14:34)
7. Building a VR world to test memory (00:18:56)
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