A comparison of immersive virtual reality with traditional neuropsychological measures in the assessment of executive functions.

Objective: This study investigated immersive virtual reality (IVR), as a novel technique to test executive function of healthy younger and older adults. We predicted IVR tasks to have greater predictive power than traditional measures when assessing age-related cognitive functioning due to the real-world validity of the tasks.

Methods: Participants (n=40) completed the Stroop colour-word test and the trail-making test (TMT) as traditional and commonly used assessments of executive functioning.