The process of reconsolidation of memory is understood as a process in which, when a consolidated memory is reactivated, it enters a state of lability and is susceptible to change. Animal research has shown empirical evidence in favor of this psychological process. In animal reconsolidation studies, drugs are often injected or electric shocks are administered, procedures that are not applicable in humans. Hupbach and collaborators (2007) developed a 3-day object-learning paradigm [Hupbach, A., Gomez, R., Hardt, O., & Nadel, L. (2007). Reconsolidation of episodic memories: A subtle reminder triggers integration of new information. Learning & Memory, 14, 47–53. doi:10.1101/lm.365707], to study the reconsolidation of episodic memories in humans, it was found that the reactivation group has more intrusions than the non-reactivation group. In the present investigation, four experiments (n = 150) are presented, we explored whether the results obtained in the literature through the Hupbach paradigm were replicable in a virtual environment. In the four experiments, Hupbach's findings were only partially replicated and, despite strict experimental controls, no evidence was found in favor of the existence of the reconsolidation in virtual contexts. We consider the implications that the virtualization of the procedure could have on these results.
