Predicting real-world navigation performance from a virtual navigation task in older adults

S Goodroe, P Fernandez Velasco, CJ Gahnstrom… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Virtual reality environments presented on tablets and smartphones offer a novel way of
measuring navigation skill and predicting real-world navigation problems. The extent to …

Shorter self-reported sleep duration is associated with worse virtual spatial navigation performance in men

E Yavuz, CJ Gahnstrom, S Goodroe, A Coutrot… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Sleep has been shown to impact navigation ability. However, it remains unclear how
different sleep-related variables may be independently associated with spatial navigation …

Assessing rapid spatial working memory in community-living older adults in a virtual adaptation of the rodent water maze paradigm

EHJ Wang, FHY Lai, WM Leung, TY Shiu… - Behavioural Brain …, 2025 - Elsevier
Aging often leads to a decline in various cognitive domains, potentially contributing to spatial
navigation challenges among older individuals. While the Morris water maze is a common …

Are Wayfinding Abilities Correlated With Specific Brain Anatomy? An Investigation on Regular Car Drivers Using a Navigational Map in an Unknown Environment

J Navarro, J Ribot, D Schnebelen, P Seguin… - …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to navigate spatially in the physical world is a fundamental cognitive skill. This
study examines the anatomical correlates of map‐assisted wayfinding in an unfamiliar …

Learning the layout of different environments: common or dissociated abilities?

A Topete, C He, M Hegarty - Cognitive Research: Principles and …, 2025 - Springer
People navigate in various types of spaces, including indoor and outdoor environments.
These differ in availability of navigational cues, such as distal landmarks, clear boundaries …

Shorter self-reported sleep duration in men is associated with worse virtual spatial navigation performance

E Yavuz, AS Lazar, CJ Gahnstrom, S Goodroe… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Sleep has been shown to impact navigation ability. However, it remains unclear how
different sleep-related variables may be independently associated with spatial navigation …

Development of a self-report measure of GPS uses and its relationship with environmental knowledge and self-efficacy and pleasure in exploring

L Miola, V Muffato, A Boldrini, F Pazzaglia… - Cognitive Research …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The widely utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) plays a crucial role in
everyday navigation. The literature has predominantly focused on GPS use for reaching …

Individuals learning to drive solo before age 18 have superior spatial navigation ability compared with those who learn later

E Yavuz, E Manley, CJ Gahnstrom… - Spatial Cognition & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A challenge associated with driving vehicles can be navigating to destinations.
While driving experience would seem beneficial for improving navigation skill, it remains …

Educating on spatial skills using a paper-folding-and-punched-hole videogame: gameplay data analysis

P Garcia-Segarra, V Santamarta, Z Falomir - Frontiers in Education, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Paper folding and punched hole tests are used to measure spatial abilities in
humans. These abilities are relevant since they are associated with success in STEM …

The effect of turn-by-turn navigation on spatial memory in large-scale environments and ways to improve it

Y ZHANG, J LI - Advances in Psychological Science, 2025 - journal.psych.ac.cn
In recent years, many studies have shown that the use of turn-by-turn navigation may lead to
a decrease in an individual's spatial memory, and that long-term use may ultimately impair …