Shared and distinct neural bases of large-and small-scale spatial ability: a coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis

Y Li, F Kong, M Ji, Y Luo, J Lan, X You - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Spatial ability is vital for human survival and development. However, the
relationship between large-scale and small-scale spatial ability remains poorly understood …

Spatial ability at two scales of representation: A meta-analysis

L Wang, AS Cohen, M Carr - Learning and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this meta-analysis is to examine the relationship between small-
scale and large-scale spatial abilities. The secondary objective is to investigate whether …

Gender differences in large-scale and small-scale spatial ability: A systematic review based on behavioral and neuroimaging research

L Yuan, F Kong, Y Luo, S Zeng, J Lan… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: As we human beings are living in a multidimensional space all the time.
Therefore, spatial ability is vital for the survival and development of individuals. However …

Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence

M Malanchini, K Rimfeld, NG Shakeshaft… - npj Science of …, 2020 - nature.com
Performance in everyday spatial orientation tasks (eg, map reading and navigation) has
been considered functionally separate from performance on more abstract object-based …

The factorial structure of spatial abilities in Russian and Chinese students

MV Likhanov, VI Ismatullina, AY Fenin… - Psychology in Russia …, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Background. Recent research has suggested a unifactorial structure of spatial ability (SA).
However, further studies are needed to replicate this finding in different populations …

Cerebral lateralization of spatial abilities: A meta-analysis

JJ Vogel, CA Bowers, DS Vogel - Brain and cognition, 2003 - Elsevier
There is a substantial disagreement in the existing literature regarding which hemisphere of
the brain controls spatial abilities. In an attempt to resolve this dispute, we conducted a meta …

Genetic and environmental influences on spatial reasoning: A meta-analysis of twin studies

MJ King, DP Katz, LA Thompson, BN Macnamara - Intelligence, 2019 - Elsevier
Behavioral genetic approaches, such as comparing monozygotic and dizygotic twins, are
often used to evaluate the extent to which variations in human abilities are the result of …

Rotation is visualisation, 3D is 2D: using a novel measure to investigate the genetics of spatial ability

NG Shakeshaft, K Rimfeld, KL Schofield, S Selzam… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Spatial abilities–defined broadly as the capacity to manipulate mental representations of
objects and the relations between them–have been studied widely, but with little agreement …

Embodiment of spatial reference frames and individual differences in reference frame proclivity

K Gramann - Spatial Cognition & Computation, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Spatial cognitive processes can be based on distinct reference frames centered on the body
(egocentric reference frame) or centered on aspects of the surrounding environment …

Cognitive models for understanding and assessing spatial abilities

JW Pellegrino, EB Hunt - Intelligence, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Over the last 15 years research and theory in cognitive psychology has significantly
influenced contemporary views of intelligence (eg, Carroll, 1976; Embretson, 1985; Hunt …