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How is GPS used? Understanding navigation system use and its relation to spatial ability
Given how commonly GPS is now used in everyday navigation, it is surprising how little research has been dedicated to investigating variations in its...
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Symmetry and spatial ability enhance change detection in visuospatial structures
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) domains require people to recognize and transform complex visuospatial displays that appear...
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The interplay between spatial and non-spatial grou** cues over approximate number perception
Humans and animals share the cognitive ability to quickly extract approximate number information from sets. Main psychophysical models suggest that...
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Spatial Ability and Mathematics Achievement in Deaf Children: The Mediating Role of Processing Speed and Intelligence
Spatial ability has been shown the positive correlations with the mathematics achievement of typically develo** children. However, whether there is...
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The addition of a spatial auditory cue improves spatial updating in a virtual reality navigation task
Auditory cues are integrated with vision and body-based self-motion cues for motion perception, balance, and gait, though limited research has...
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Individual differences in emerging adults’ spatial abilities: What role do affective factors play?
Spatial ability is defined as a cognitive or intellectual skill used to represent, transform, generate, and recall information of an object or the...
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Don’t disturb my circles: The effect of fine arts training on visuospatial ability in students
Origami, drawing and colouring are artistic activities that can be beneficial for cognitive abilities or emotional well-being. However, there is a...
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Fiber Arts Require Spatial Skills: How a Stereotypically Feminine Practice Can Help Us Understand Spatial Skills and Improve Spatial Learning
In this review, we propose that fiber arts – a wide array of practices that use string, yarn, and fabric to create functional and fine art textiles –...
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Spatial Language and Cognition in Autistic Preschoolers
Purpose : ASD is associated with relative strengths in the visuospatial domain but varying abilities in the linguistic domain. Previous studies...
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Spatial transfer of object-based statistical learning
A large number of recent studies have demonstrated that efficient attentional selection depends to a large extent on the ability to extract...
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What makes online teaching spatial? Examining the connections between K-12 teachers’ spatial skills, affect, and their use of spatial pedagogy during remote instruction
Spatial skills are critical for student success in K-12 STEM education. Teachers’ spatial skills and feelings about completing spatial tasks...
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Adaptive specialization for spatial memory does not improve route efficiency: Comparing the ability of Clark’s nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) and pigeons (Columba livia) to solve traveling salesperson problems
An important question in comparative cognition is whether animals are capable of planning ahead. Todd and Hills ( Current Directions in Psychological...
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Connecting spatial thinking to STEM learning through visualizations
Spatial thinking relates to interest and success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In this Review, we suggest...
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Using a picture (or a thousand words) for supporting spatial knowledge of a complex virtual environment
External representations powerfully support and augment complex human behavior. When navigating, people often consult external representations to...
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Measuring configural spatial knowledge: Individual differences in correlations between pointing and shortcutting
People use environmental knowledge to maintain a sense of direction in daily life. This knowledge is typically measured by having people point to...
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Effects of spatial attention on spatial and temporal acuity: A computational account
In our daily lives, the visual system receives a plethora of visual information that competes for the brain's limited processing capacity....
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Induction of spatial anxiety in a virtual navigation environment
Spatial anxiety (i.e., feelings of apprehension and fear about navigating everyday environments) can adversely impact people’s ability to reach...
