… whether the spatial reference directions that are used to specify objects' locations in memory
can be solely determined by layout geometry. Participants studied a layout of objects from a …

… In two experiments, we compared spatial memories for room corners with spatial memories
… differences between memories for room geometry and for object layout geometry. In particular…

… memory. However, several different forms of representation have been postulated for spatial
memory… in spatial memory and then outline the rationale for the experiment presented here. …

… of intrinsic axes when the layout contained an axis of bilateral … the layout geometry affects
the selection of intrinsic frames of reference supporting the intrinsic model of spatial memory …

… relations might also have been represented in memory at least when the layout has a
good geometric structure. Thus the data so far suggest that transient self-to-object …

… on spatial memory in animals and humans is presented, and some ideas about the encoding
of geometry … Animals seem to use the surface layout geometry to be successful in spatial …

… , no preferred direction emerged, lending credence to the idea that the geometry of the layout
itself influences the organization of spatial memory. It is important to note that participants …

… such a possibility – for example, spatial memory research showing the influence of layout
axes on reference frame selection. After learning a layout of objects with a bilateral symmetry …

… Recent experiments indicate the need for revision of a model of spatial memory consisting
of viewpoint-specific representations, egocentric spatial updating and a geometric module for …

… are organized hierarchically, even when the layout lacks … geometry is used in the
maintenance of spatial orientation. … Individual differences in using geometric and featural cues to …