Is navigation in virtual reality with FMRI really navigation?

JS Taube, S Valerio, RM Yoder - Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 2013 - direct.mit.edu
Identifying the neural mechanisms underlying spatial orientation and navigation has long
posed a challenge for researchers. Multiple approaches incorporating a variety of …

Spatial orientation assessment in preschool children: Egocentric and allocentric frameworks

C Fernandez-Baizan, JL Arias… - Applied Neuropsychology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Spatial orientation is an important function in daily life because it allows us to reach a target
place when moving through our environment, using self-centered (egocentric) or …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial memory in young adults: Gender differences in egocentric and allocentric performance

C Fernandez-Baizan, JL Arias, M Mendez - Behavioural Brain Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Spatial memory allows us to locate objects and organisms in space and move through the
environment. We frequently use two strategies for this purpose: egocentric, related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Digital assessment of working memory and processing speed in everyday life: Feasibility, validation, and lessons-learned

NEM Daniëls, SL Bartels, SJW Verhagen… - Internet …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Cognitive functioning is often impaired in mental and neurological conditions and
might fluctuate throughout the day. An existing experience-sampling tool was upgraded to …

Allocentric spatial learning and memory deficits in Down syndrome

PB Lavenex, M Bostelmann, C Brandner… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Studies have shown that persons with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit relatively poor language
capacities, and impaired verbal and visuoperceptual memory, whereas their visuospatial …

The human hippocampus beyond the cognitive map: evidence from a densely amnesic patient

PA Banta Lavenex, F Colombo… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
We tested a densely amnesic patient (P9), with bilateral hippocampal damage resulting from
an autoimmune disorder, and 12 age-and sex-matched controls on a series of memory tasks …

[HTML][HTML] Egocentric and allocentric spatial memory in healthy aging: performance on real-world tasks

C Fernandez-Baizan, E Diaz-Caceres… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Although normal aging has been related to several cognitive difficulties, other processes
have been studied less, such as spatial memory. Our aim was to compare egocentric and …

Using brain imaging to track problem solving in a complex state space

JR Anderson, JM Fincham, DW Schneider, J Yang - NeuroImage, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes how behavioral and imaging data can be combined with a Hidden
Markov Model (HMM) to track participants' trajectories through a complex state space …

Introducing a new age-and-cognition-sensitive measurement for assessing spatial orientation using a landmark-less virtual reality navigational task

O Ranjbar Pouya, A Byagowi… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Age-related impairments during spatial navigation have been widely reported in egocentric
and allocentric paradigms. However, the effect of age on more specific navigational …

Cerebellar contribution to mental rotation: a cTBS study

S Picazio, M Oliveri, G Koch, C Caltagirone, L Petrosini - The Cerebellum, 2013 - Springer
A cerebellar role in spatial information processing has been advanced even in the absence
of physical manipulation, as occurring in mental rotation. The present study was aimed at …