There are inconsistent reports regarding behavioral sex differences in the human navigation
literature. This meta-analysis quantifies the overall magnitude of sex differences in large …

Illiterates represent a significant proportion of the world's population. Written language not
only plays a role in mediating cognition, but also extends our knowledge of the world. Two …

Spatial abilities refer to the cognitive processes involved in locating targets in space,
perceiving distance and directional relationships, and mentally transforming objects with …

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine gender differences in the
neural correlates of response inhibition during a stop signal task. The task has a frequent …

To date, feminist approaches to neurosciences have evaluated the debates surrounding
practices of knowledge production within and research results of contemporary brain …

Background Spatial navigation impairment is a promising cognitive marker of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) that can reflect the underlying pathology. Objectives We assessed spatial …

Sex differences in human spatial navigation are well known. However, the exact strategies
that males and females employ in order to navigate successfully around the environment are …

Classical theories of spatial microgenesis (Siegel and White, 1975) posit that information
about landmarks and the paths between them is acquired prior to the establishment of more …

Representing an environment globally, in a coarse way, and locally, in a fine-grained way,
are two fundamental aspects of how our brain interprets the world that surrounds us. The …

It has been shown that abilities in spatial learning and memory are adversely affected by
aging. The present study was conducted to investigate whether increasing age has equal …