Vector-based pedestrian navigation in cities

C Bongiorno, Y Zhou, M Kryven, D Theurel… - Nature computational …, 2021 - nature.com
How do pedestrians choose their paths within city street networks? Researchers have tried
to shed light on this matter through strictly controlled experiments, but an ultimate answer …

Robot navigation as hierarchical active inference

O Çatal, T Verbelen, T Van de Maele, B Dhoedt… - Neural Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Localization and map** has been a long standing area of research, both in neuroscience,
to understand how mammals navigate their environment, as well as in robotics, to enable …

Reaching the goal: Superior navigators in late adulthood provide a novel perspective into successful cognitive aging

R Zhou, T Belge, T Wolbers - Topics in Cognitive Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Normal aging is typically associated with declines in navigation and spatial memory abilities.
However, increased interindividual variability in performance across various …

How can we best assess spatial skills? Practical and Conceptual Challenges

DH Uttal, K McKee, N Simms, M Hegarty… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spatial thinking skills are associated with performance, persistence, and achievement in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) school subjects. Because STEM …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting cognitive impairment through an age-friendly serious game: The development and usability of the spatial performance assessment for cognitive …

G Colombo, K Minta, J Grübel, WLE Tai… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Spatial Performance Assessment for Cognitive Evaluation (SPACE) is a novel
iPad serious game designed to identify differences in spatial ability indicative of early signs …

Scene-intuitive agent for remote embodied visual grounding

X Lin, G Li, Y Yu - … of the IEEE/CVF Conference on …, 2021 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Humans learn from life events to form intuitions towards the understanding of visual
environments and languages. Envision that you are instructed by a high-level instruction," …

Landmark-based spatial navigation across the human lifespan

M Bécu, D Sheynikhovich, S Ramanoël, G Tatur… - ELife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Human spatial cognition has been mainly characterized in terms of egocentric (body-
centered) and allocentric (world-centered) wayfinding behavior. It was hypothesized that …

Gender-related differences in environment learning: Examining task characteristics and spatial beliefs

L Miola, C Meneghetti, F Pazzaglia… - Learning and Individual …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to investigate gender-related differences in spatial knowledge and
beliefs about spatial abilities. We also examined whether self-efficacy before performing a …

Quality of self-reported cognition: Effects of age and gender on spatial navigation self-reports

IJM van der Ham, MNA van der Kuil… - Aging & mental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Subjective measures of cognitive abilities are often used in various environments, such as
clinical, experimental, and professional settings. Here, we assess the quality of such …

The effect of negative emotion processing on spatial navigation: an experimental study using virtual reality

L Mohamed Aly, M Masi, M Montanaro… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Finding one's way in unfamiliar environments is an essential ability. When navigating,
people are overwhelmed with an enormous amount of information. However, some …