Getting LOST: A conceptual framework for supporting and enhancing spatial navigation in aging

SM Weisberg, NC Ebner… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial navigation is more difficult and effortful for older than younger individuals, a shift
which occurs for a variety of neurological, physical, and cognitive reasons associated with …

Bilateral vestibulopathy causes selective deficits in recombining novel routes in real space

F Schöberl, C Pradhan, M Grosch, M Brendel… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The differential impact of complete and incomplete bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) on spatial
orientation, visual exploration, and navigation-induced brain network activations is still …

Real-space navigation testing differentiates between amyloid-positive and-negative aMCI

F Schöberl, C Pradhan, S Irving, K Buerger, G Xiong… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To distinguish between patients with amyloid-positive (A+) and-negative (A−)
amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) by simultaneously investigating navigation …

Testing navigation in real space: contributions to understanding the physiology and pathology of human navigation control

F Schöberl, A Zwergal, T Brandt - Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Successful navigation relies on the flexible and appropriate use of metric representations of
space or topological knowledge of the environment. Spatial dimensions (2D vs. 3D), spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Navigation strategies in patients with vestibular loss tested in a virtual reality T-maze

R Gammeri, J Léonard, M Toupet, C Hautefort… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
During navigation, humans mainly rely on egocentric and allocentric spatial strategies, two
different frames of reference working together to build a coherent representation of the …

Prolonged allocentric navigation deficits indicate hippocampal damage in TGA

F Schöberl, S Irving, C Pradhan, S Bardins, C Trapp… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate long-term recovery of allocentric and egocentric spatial orientation
as a sensitive marker for hippocampal and extrahippocampal network function in transient …

Spatial navigation is impaired in elderly patients with cerebral small vessel disease

H Zhào, L Chi, Y Zhang, Y Huang, H Tian - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) refers to a heterogeneous group of pathological
processes that result from damage to the small penetrating vessels in the brain. Spatial …

How to Help Older Adults Navigate Through VR? Effects in Outdoor–Indoor Transition Environments

Y Zuo, J Zhou - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In more complex outdoor–indoor transition scenarios, people were more prone to getting
lost due to difficulties in effectively integrating proprioceptive cues and external navigation …

Real-world navigation with application: characteristics of gaze behavior and associated factors in older adults

S Shimokihara, M Maruta, G Han, Y Ikeda… - Innovation in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Advancing age might impair real-world navigation
ability. The use of mobile devices by older adults has grown rapidly in recent years …

Reducing younger and older adults' spatial disorientation during indoor-outdoor transitions: Effects of route alignment and visual access on wayfinding

Y Zuo, J Zhou - Behavioural Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Getting lost could lead to frustration, anxiety, and even fatal accidents. Previous research
primarily focused on disorientation in indoor or outdoor environments separately. The indoor …