Cognitive mapping in humans and its relationship to other orientation skills

Arnold, Aiden E. G. F.; Burles, Ford; Krivoruchko, Taisya; Liu, Irene; Rey, Colin D.; Levy, Richard; Iaria, Giuseppe

doi:10.1007/s00221-012-3316-0

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“…The different impact of aging on spatial frames of reference confirms that egocentric and allocentric frames form specialized and interactive functions underpinned, at least partially, by neural areas that are differently vulnerable to normal aging processes (Arnold et al, 2013;Galati et al, 2010;Iachini et al, 2009a, b, c;Montefinese et al, 2014;Ruggiero et al, 2014).…”

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“…Spatial information is stored in human memory according to two classes of spatial frames of reference: egocentric and allocentric (Arnold et al, 2013;Burgess, 2006;Iachini, Ruggiero, Conson, & Trojano, 2009b;O'Keefe & Nadel, 1978;Paillard, 1991;Piaget & Inhelder, 1967;Ruggiero, Frassinetti, Iavarone, & Iachini, 2014; for a review see Galati, Pelle, Berthoz, & Committeri, 2010). Egocentric frames of reference use the organism as the center of the organization of surrounding space.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development of egocentric and allocentric spatial representations from childhood to elderly age

Ruggiero

D’Errico

Iachini

2015

Psychological Research

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Spatial reference frames are fundamental to represent the position of objects or places. Although research has reported changes in spatial memory abilities during childhood and elderly age, no study has assessed reference frames processing during the entire lifespan using the same task. Here, we aimed at providing some preliminary data on the capacity to process reference frames in 283 healthy participants from 6 to 89 years of age. A spatial memory task requiring egocentric/allocentric verbal judgments about objects in peri-/extrapersonal space was used. The main goals were: (1) tracing a baseline of the normal process of development of these spatial components; (2) clarifying if reference frames are differently vulnerable to age-related effects. Results showed a symmetry between children of 6-7 years and older people of 80-89 years who were slower and less accurate than all other age groups. As regards processing time, age had a strong effect on the allocentric component, especially in extrapersonal space, with a longer time in 6- to 7-year-old children and 80- to 89-year-old adults. The egocentric component looked less affected by aging. Regarding the level of spatial ability (accuracy), the allocentric ability appeared less sensitive to age-related variations, whereas the egocentric ability progressively improved from 8 years and declined from 60 years. The symmetry in processing time and level of spatial ability is discussed in relation to the development of executive functions and to the structural and functional changes due to incomplete maturation (in youngest children) and deterioration (in oldest adults) of underlying cerebral areas.

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confidence: 78%

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confidence: 99%

Development of egocentric and allocentric spatial representations from childhood to elderly age

Ruggiero

D’Errico

Iachini

2015

Psychological Research

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“…Most notably, the participants' navigational ability was assessed with a self-reported questionnaire (i.e., SBSOD), and the effect sizes of SBSOD in relation to behavioral performance in virtual and real-world environments appears to be relatively small (Arnold et al 2013;Wolbers and Hegarty 2010). For example, the effect sizes for correlations with SBSOD scores were 0.18 for both the formation and use of cognitive maps (Arnold et al 2013), similar to those observed in the present study, especially for small-worldness (i.e., 0.18). Thus, it is unclear whether these findings of behavioral relevance could translate to behavioral performance in different navigation tasks.…”

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Human navigation network: the intrinsic functional organization and behavioral relevance

Kong

Wang

et al. 2016

Brain Struct Funct

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Spatial navigation is a crucial ability for living. Previous work has revealed multiple distributed brain regions associated with human navigation. However, little is known about how these regions work together as a network (referred to as navigation network) to support flexible navigation. In a novel protocol, we combined neuroimaging meta-analysis, and functional connectivity and behavioral data from the same subjects. Briefly, we first constructed the navigation network for each participant, by combining a large-scale neuroimaging metaanalysis (with the Neurosynth) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Then, we investigated multiple topological properties of the navigation networks, including small-worldness, modularity, and highly connected hubs. Finally, we explored the behavioral relevance of these intrinsic properties in a large sample of healthy young adults (N = 190). We found that navigation networks showed small-world and modular organization at global level. More importantly, we found that increased small-worldness and modularity of the navigation network were associated with better navigation ability. Finally, we found that the right retrosplenial complex (RSC) acted as one of the hubs in the navigation network, and that higher betweenness of this region correlated with better navigation ability, suggesting a critical role of the RSC in modulating the navigation network in human brain. Our study takes one of the first steps toward understanding the underlying organization of the navigation network. Moreover, these findings suggest the potential applications of the novel approach to investigating functionally meaningful networks in human brain and their relations to the behavioral impairments in the aging and psychiatric patients.

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“…In contrast, most theoretical proposals regarding spatial coding suggest that space involves a holistic, multidimensional representation in which details of the environment become integrated across multiple viewings and time points [59–63]. Behavioral studies support this assertion, suggesting that forming a cognitive map involves integrating multiple trajectories through space across time [59,60,64], which creates a more holistic, less elementized representation [59]. Thus, one possible interpretation of our findings is that near and far items differed in their representation for spatial vs. temporal context due to differences in how a temporal vs. spatial layout is stored associatively.…”

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Roles of human hippocampal subfields in retrieval of spatial and temporal context

Kyle

Smuda

Hassan

et al. 2015

Behavioural Brain Research

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While numerous studies indicate the involvement of the hippocampus in encoding and retrieval of spatial and temporal context, the neural basis of spatial and temporal processing within the hippocampal circuit remains unclear. We employed a novel paradigm in which participants encoded stores within a spatial layout by visiting them in a specific temporal order. Participants then underwent high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) targeting the hippocampus while retrieving details of the spatial or temporal context in alternating blocks. During retrieval, participants made judgments about either near or far intervals within the spatial layout or temporal sequence. Across both near and far intervals, we found that retrieving spatial layout and temporal order information resulted in comparable levels of activation in the hippocampus that was not preferentially localized to a specific subfield. Furthermore, using a multivariate approach called multivariate pattern similarity analysis (MPSA), we found that correct near judgments vs. correct far judgments differed in their patterns of activity for spatial vs. temporal order judgments. Despite these differences in MPSA patterns, we did not find any specific subfields differentially recruited for spatial vs. temporal order retrieval. We discuss our results in terms of their relation to computational models of hippocampal subfield function and suggest mechanisms by which the hippocampus could process space and temporal order without the need for specific contributions from hippocampal subfields.

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Cognitive mapping in humans and its relationship to other orientation skills

Cited by 51 publications

References 71 publications

Development of egocentric and allocentric spatial representations from childhood to elderly age

Development of egocentric and allocentric spatial representations from childhood to elderly age

Human navigation network: the intrinsic functional organization and behavioral relevance

Roles of human hippocampal subfields in retrieval of spatial and temporal context

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