The discovery of neuronal systems dedicated to computing spatial information, composed of
functionally distinct cell types such as place and grid cells, combined with an extensive body …

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 …

The mechanisms involved in plasticity in the nervous system are thought to support
cognition, and some of these processes are affected during normal ageing. Notably …

In this meta-analysis, the authors evaluated recent suggestions that older adults' episodic
memory impairments are partially due to a reduced ability to encode and retrieve …

Normal aging and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with declines in
navigational skills, including allocentric and egocentric representations, cognitive mapping …

Aging is associated with specific impairments of learning and memory, some of which are
similar to those caused by hippocampal damage. Studies of the effects of aging on …

Improvements in health care have greatly increased life span in the United States. The focus
is now shifting from physical well-being to improvement in mental well-being or maintenance …

Spatial navigation is a complex cognitive skill that is necessary for everyday functioning in
the environment. However, navigational skills are not typically measured in most test …

While existing evidence suggests that older adults have compromised spatial navigation
abilities, the effects of age on specific aspects of navigational skill are less well specified …

From driving the car to work to doing the shopping, our daily lives consist of a myriad of
spatial behaviours-movements across and within spatial environments. Each day we make …