Spatial orientation and navigation are fundamental abilities in daily life that develop
gradually during childhood, although their development is still not clear. The main aim of the …

Mental rotation ability is associated with successful advances in STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics) education and occupations. Meta-analyses have shown …

Spatial ability plays important roles in academic learning and everyday activities. A type of
spatial thinking that is of particular significance to people's daily lives is cognitive mapping …

Background Bioimpedance devices are practical for measuring body composition in
preschool children, but their application is limited by the lack of validated equations …

Spatial anxiety (ie, feelings of apprehension and fear about navigating everyday
environments) can adversely impact people's ability to reach desired locations and explore …

Individual differences in children's spatial ability, both intrinsic and extrinsic, emerge in early
childhood, with preschool-and school-age children showing a great deal of variability on …

Objectives: Physical and visual elements that help people find their way around an
environment are called visual cues (VCs). The current study aims to evaluate adults' …

Abstract Five-to 11-year-olds (N= 91) explored virtual environments with the goal of learning
where everything was within the environment (1 trial; Experiment 1) or to find six stars (5 …

Wayfinding uses a range of skills including recalling information from memory, interpreting
information from the environment, and taking decisions based on this information. Mental …

Sex differences in human navigation and orientation skills are among the most recognized
and studied in human cognition. Numerous findings have shown sex biases on various …