Aging affects many aspects of everyday living, such as autonomy, security and quality of life.
Among all, spatial memory and spatial navigation show a gradual but noticeable decline, as …

Older adults often experience serious problems in spatial navigation, and alterations in
underlying brain structures are among the first indicators for a progression to …

Environmental psychologists have established multiple psychological benefits of interaction
with natural, compared to urban, environments on emotion, cognition, and attention. Yet …

Cognitive training approaches using virtual environments (VEs) might counter age-related
visuospatial memory decline and associated difficulties in wayfinding. However, the effects …

Age-related decline in spatial navigation is well-known and the extant literature emphasizes
the important contributions of a hippocampus-dependent spatial navigation system in …

Spatial cognition is known to decline with aging. However, little is known about whether
training can reduce or eliminate age-related deficits in spatial memory. We investigated …

Abstract Representations of space in mind are crucial for navigation, facilitating processes
such as remembering landmark locations, understanding spatial relationships between …

Background Geographical variations in cognitive health have been extensively explored, but
the evidence on adult individuals with disabilities is inconclusive. While urban living is …

Background: The present study explores recent and well-consolidated spatial memory within
the egocentric and allocentric frames of reference in young and elderly people. Methods …

Virtual reality or video games show great potential as low-cost and effective interventions for
improving balance and cognitive function in older adults. This research describes the design …