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title: Can Learning in Virtual Reality Enhance Memory?
date: 2018-07-26T09:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/can-learning-virtual-reality-enhance-memory-3f558bab-22b6-4571-bd50-bc7fcca1fedd"
section: Articles
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# Can Learning in Virtual Reality Enhance Memory?

*July 26, 2018* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> Researchers Conduct In-Depth Analysis of Educational Use of VR

[Can Learning in Virtual Reality Enhance Memory?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQNtomqcfG4)



Can VR improve the way we learn? University of Maryland researchers studied the impact of virtual reality on memory recall, comparing virtual reality to more traditional ways of learning information.


**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality](https://today.umd.edu/topic/augmented-reality-virtual-reality), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences)