Entropy and a sub-group of geometric measures of paths predict the navigability of an environment

Cognition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 236, P. 105443 - 105443

Published: March 29, 2023

Language: Английский

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Spatial Orientation Assessment in the Elderly: A Comprehensive Review of Current Tests

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 898 - 898

Published: Sept. 5, 2024

Spatial orientation and navigation are complex cognitive functions that integrate sensory information, attention, memory, enabling individuals to locate themselves in their environment. These abilities decline with age, signaling impairment neurological patients, significantly limit the autonomy of elderly. Current neuropsychological assessments fall short accurately measuring everyday wayfinding abilities, particularly borderline cases decline. This paper reviews various assessments, including Benton's Judgment Line Orientation Test, Almeria Memory Recognition Span subtest from Wechsler Scale, Immersive Virtual Environment Maze evaluating effectiveness delineating spatial skills. The review identifies significant gaps validity reliability these tests, shortened versions, highlights potential virtual reality environments as promising tools for improving diagnostic precision. findings underscore need further research refine tools, ensuring they capture improve differential diagnosis neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Such advancements hold promise enhancing quality care

Language: Английский

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

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1), P. e0317026 - e0317026

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Virtual reality environments presented on tablets and smartphones offer a novel way of measuring navigation skill predicting real-world problems. The extent to which such virtual tests are effective at in older populations remains unclear. We compared the performance 20 participants (54–74 years old) wayfinding tasks environment London, UK, similar designed mobile app-based test (Sea Hero Quest). In previous study with young (18–35 old), we were able predict London Paris using this app. find that for cohort, predicts medium difficulty, but not easy or difficult environments. Overall, our supports utility digital spatial cognition age groups, while carefully adapting task difficulty population.

Language: Английский

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

Cognitive Research Principles and Implications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Abstract People navigate in various types of spaces, including indoor and outdoor environments. These differ availability navigational cues, such as distal landmarks, clear boundaries, regular grid structures. Does learning the layout different environments rely on same or diverse cognitive abilities? Do separate measures reflect In a study individual differences, 88 people learned two virtual from first person experience: grid-like maze, campus-like open environment. After each environment, their knowledge was measured by three tasks; onsite pointing, map-reconstruction, wayfinding. Performance these significantly correlated. confirmatory factor analyses, best fitting model indicated factors for spatial acquisition maze However, also shared considerable variance, indicating that they common underlying ability. There no evidence (pointing, map reconstruction, wayfinding) defined abilities, adding to validity alternative configural knowledge. map-based navigation path integration mobile game Sea Hero Quest generally not correlated with performance environment tasks, nor were self-report sense direction anxiety. Our research suggests there is ability related contexts, but this may be distinct other abilities.

Language: Английский

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Electrooculography Dataset for Objective Spatial Navigation Assessment in Healthy Participants

Scientific Data, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: April 1, 2025

In the quest for understanding human executive function, eye movements represent a unique insight into how we process and comprehend our environment. Eye reveal patterns in focus, navigate, make decisions across various contexts. The proposed dataset includes electrooculography (EOG) signals from 27 healthy subjects, capturing both vertical horizontal movements. recorded were obtained during video-watching stage of Leiden Navigation Test, designed to assess spatial navigation abilities. addition other data, scores Mini-Mental State Examination Wayfinding Questionnaire. comprises carefully curated components, including relevant information, scores, Questionnaire encompassing navigation, orientation, distance estimation, anxiety, as well raw processed EOG signals. These assessments contribute more information about participants' cognitive function navigational This can be valuable researchers investigating abilities through signal analysis.

Language: Английский

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Research status of visuospatial dysfunction and spatial navigation

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17

Published: May 14, 2025

Visuospatial function is a critical aspect of cognitive abilities, encompassing visual perception, attention, memory, and adaptive responses to spatial changes. This paper reviews studies on human visuospatial function, navigation, factors contributing impairments. After introducing fundamental concepts classical methods for assessing performance are summarized. By examining recent advances in navigation studies, this discusses influencing capabilities explores how paradigms can be used investigate Finally, current limitations research highlighted. Overall, the has not yet reached definitive conclusions regarding aspects. However, aims enhance understanding dysfunction providing valuable references future research.

Language: Английский

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Influencing Factors of Spatial Ability for Architecture and Interior Design Students: A Fuzzy DEMATEL and Interpretive Structural Model

Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 2934 - 2934

Published: Sept. 17, 2024

Spatial ability is not just a skill but crucial element for architecture and interior design students, significantly impacting their proficiency in tasks involving 2D drawings, 3D components, artistic expression. Despite extensive research this area, gap remains the understanding of how to effectively cultivate spatial through educational interventions. This study, with its unique approach identifying key influencing factors interrelationships within fuzzy decision-making laboratory analysis method (Fuzzy-DEMATEL) interpretative structural model (ISM), fills gap. The visualizes cause-and-effect relationships captures interdependencies between factors. In collaborative effort nine universities 2023–2024, 17 experts selected purposeful sampling contributed development comprehensive list potential After refinement filtering, comparison existing literature, expert consensus, seven students from personal traits STEAM disciplines were identified, which are sketching hand drawing skills, mathematical video game practice, descriptive geometry augmented reality talk, gesturing while talking. Sketching practice come under cause ability, whereas rest effect Proceeding ISM revealed that skills located input layer have continuous impact on ability. Descriptive lie transition layer, considered as deep factors, layer. study delves into theoretical practical implications these findings, offering valuable insights policy practice.

Language: Английский

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

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 24, 2024

Virtual reality environments presented on tablets and smartphones offer a novel way of measuring navigation skill predicting real-world problems. The extent to which such virtual tests are effective at in older populations remains unclear. We compared the performance 20 participants (54-74 years old) wayfinding tasks environment London, UK, similar designed mobile app-based test (Sea Hero Quest). In previous study with young (18-35 old), we were able predict London Paris using this app. find that for cohort, predicts medium difficulty, but not easy or difficult environments. While younger sample outperformed task, was case conflicts dominant view decline ability age. Self-reports identifying compensatory skills further analysis our participants’ scores Montreal Cognitive Assessment Navigation Strategy Questionnaire help give insights into higher real world. Overall, supports utility digital spatial cognition age groups, while carefully adapting task difficulty population.

Language: Английский

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Comparison of spatial and non-verbal reasoning abilities in veterinarians in the fields of radiology and surgery

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Spatial ability tests measure capacity for mentally understanding and interpreting three-dimensional images. Such skills have been found to be predictive anatomical learning success proficiency in human veterinary medical students. Veterinarians the radiology surgery field develop high levels of topographic anatomic through exposure anatomy portions curriculum, followed by highly specialized residency programs. Validated testing tools were used compare spatial general non-verbal reasoning abilities veterinarians (radiology group, RG) (surgery SG). These were: Guay's Visualization Views Test: Adapted Version (GVVT), Mental Rotation Test (MRT), Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices Test, short form (APMT). Results showed a significant difference GVVT scores favor RG (15.2 ± 0.3 12.3 0.4, respectively,

Language: Английский

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