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A critical review of the effects of wearable cameras on memory
Authors:A. R. Silva  M. S. Pinho  L. Macedo
Affiliation:1. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educa??o, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal;2. Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract:The rise of “lifelogging” in this era of rapid technological innovation has led to great interest in whether or not such technologies could be used to rehabilitate memory. Despite the growing number of studies using lifelogging, such as with wearable cameras, there is a lack of a theoretical framework to support its effective use. The present review focuses on the use of wearable cameras. We propose that wearable cameras can be particularly effective for memory rehabilitation if they can evoke more than a mere familiarity with previous stimuli, and reinstate previous thoughts, feelings and sensory information: recollection. Considering that, in memory impairment, self-initiated processes to reinstate previous encoding conditions are compromised, we invoke the environmental support hypothesis as a theoretical motivation. Twenty-five research studies were included in this review. We conclude that, despite the general acceptance of the value of wearable cameras as a memory rehabilitation technique, only a small number of studies have focused on recollection. We highlight a set of methodological issues that should be considered for future research, including sample size, control condition used, and critical measures of memory and other domains. We conclude by suggesting that research should focus on the theory-driven measure of efficacy described in this review, so that lifelogging technologies can contribute to memory rehabilitation in a meaningful and effective manner.
Keywords:SenseCam  Lifelogging  Memory aid  Environmental support  Camera  Recollection
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