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Immersive head-mounted display virtual reality (HMD-VR) tools can elicit ecologically relevant cognitive behaviors, but their clinical utility is currently limited by methodological variability, restricted age diversity, and underreporting of core psychometric indices. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This review aims to summarize psychometric properties of VR tools for cognitive assessments across different ages.

August 13, 2026Neuropsychology ReviewOpen Access

Exploring Cognitive Functions Through Virtual Reality: a Systematic Review of Ecologically Valid Assessments

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Systematic review evaluates cognitive assessment tools in virtual reality across developmental stages, suggesting implications for future research.

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This review aims to summarize psychometric properties of VR tools for cognitive assessments across different ages.
Conducted a PRISMA-guided systematic review of studies on HMD-VR tools evaluating cognition.
Reviewed 21 studies published between January 1, 2021, and March 13, 2025, from multiple databases.
Analyzed various psychometric properties, including validity and reliability across developmental stages.
Convergent validity was prevalent, present in 67% of studies with low-to-moderate correlation coefficients (r = .29-0.66).
Test-retest reliability was reported in only 9.5% of studies with significant correlations (r = .18-0.85).
Predictive validity varied widely, with classifier performance ranging from strong (AUC = 0.92) to moderate correlations (r = .38-0.43).

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d75f62b0e0cff3f63efed https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-026-09707-8

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August 13, 2026Neuropsychology ReviewOpen Access

Exploring Cognitive Functions Through Virtual Reality: a Systematic Review of Ecologically Valid Assessments

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Overview

Systematic review evaluates cognitive assessment tools in virtual reality across developmental stages, suggesting implications for future research.

Key Points

This review aims to summarize psychometric properties of VR tools for cognitive assessments across different ages.
Conducted a PRISMA-guided systematic review of studies on HMD-VR tools evaluating cognition.
Reviewed 21 studies published between January 1, 2021, and March 13, 2025, from multiple databases.
Analyzed various psychometric properties, including validity and reliability across developmental stages.
Convergent validity was prevalent, present in 67% of studies with low-to-moderate correlation coefficients (r = .29-0.66).
Test-retest reliability was reported in only 9.5% of studies with significant correlations (r = .18-0.85).
Predictive validity varied widely, with classifier performance ranging from strong (AUC = 0.92) to moderate correlations (r = .38-0.43).

Cite This Study

A 2026 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d75f62b0e0cff3f63efed https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-026-09707-8

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