Crossing a virtual threshold decreases memory for objects on either side of the threshold, according to research published in Memory & Cognition. This finding suggests that temporal memory is impacted by conceptual boundaries between experienced events. Event segmentation is directly related to memory for the details and objects relevant to each event.
Things that occur within the same event are more closely tied together in memory and easier to recall together than things that occur in distinct events, even if those occurrences are separated by the same amount of time. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Lamont, J. The effect of spatial boundaries on memory in a virtual environment.
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