Virtual Confabulation: A Construct Proposal on the Integration of Episodic Memories Originated in Virtual Reality into the Autobiographical Record

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: André Cicivizzo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22256300
Cited by: 2

Abstract

Theoretical article proposing the construct of virtual confabulation: the normative process by which virtual memories formed in immersive VR are retrieved and integrated into the autobiographical record of the physical world, with involuntary distortions of source, content, or temporal context. Grounded in episodic memory, source monitoring, and VR memory research. Author: André Cicivizzo, Universidade Paulista (UNIP).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Corporeality Perception and Education Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
2 September 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint