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How Cultural Background Affects Cognitive and Motor Learning Using Virtual Reality

NCT07242937 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2025-11-21

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Summary

This observational study examined how long-term cultural background is associated with differences in cognitive and motor learning within a virtual reality environment. Forty-three healthy university students participated in four days of standardized assessment procedures involving cognitive testing, fine-motor evaluation, and performance on a virtual reality (VR) task. Participants were classified into two pre-existing groups based on long-term cultural exposure: a Home group (lived mainly in their native country) and an Abroad group (lived abroad for at least ten years). All participants completed the same assessment procedures. The study observed natural variations in cognitive performance, motor coordination, and VR learning progression across sessions.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Function
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Motor Skills
  • Virtual Reality
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality beat saber training and cognitive and motor assessment

All participants completed the same four-day assessment procedure consisting of cognitive evaluation (Cognitive Assessment Battery-Professional \[CAB PRO\]), fine-motor coordination testing (Purdue Pegboard Test), and performance on a virtual reality (VR) Beat Saber task using the Meta Quest 2 headset. These procedures were administered equally to all participants. No interventions were assigned; the study observed natural performance differences between pre-existing cultural groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CogniFit Limited

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Bahçeşehir University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seda Gözener Canbülbül · Bahçeşehir University

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-14
Primary Completion
2025-02-17
Completion
2025-02-17

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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