It seems intuitively obvious that active exploration of a new environment will lead to better
spatial learning than will passive exposure. However, the literature on this issue is decidedly …

Topographical disorientation (TD) refers to navigational impairment as an effect of aging or
brain damage. Decreases in navigational performance with aging are more due to deficits in …

Spatial abilities refer to the cognitive processes involved in locating targets in space,
perceiving distance and directional relationships, and mentally transforming objects with …

Sketch maps are effective tools for assessing spatial memory. However, despite their
widespread use in cognitive science research, sketch map analysis techniques remain …

This study investigated user wayfinding navigational performance in terms of two
navigational support designs (guide sign and you-are-here map, ie, YAH), wayfinding …

This study examined how different components of working memory are involved in spatial
knowledge acquisition for good and poor sense‐of‐direction (SOD) people. We employed a …

For profoundly blind individuals, navigating in an unfamiliar building can represent a
significant challenge. We investigated the use of an audio-based, virtual environment called …

Previous work has shown that some user cognitive abilities relevant for processing
information visualizations can be predicted from eye-tracking data. Performing this type of …

This study investigated whether and to what extent verbal and spatial working memory (WM)
are implicated in the acquisition of survey knowledge through navigation in a real …

This study examined how different components of working memory are involved in the
acquisition of egocentric and allocentric survey knowledge by people with a good and poor …