Representing place locations and orientations in cognitive maps by Weimin Mou ISBN 101038/S44159025004420 instant download

Representing place locations and orientations in cognitive maps by Weimin Mou ISBN 101038/S44159025004420 instant download

Human navigation relies on multiple levels of spatial knowledge, Introductionincluding place knowledge, route knowledge (sequences of places) The influence of environment and map-like survey knowledge, which encodes straight-line spatial size on navigationrelationships among places. Survey knowledge is often referred to as a Vista environmentscognitive map, a concept proposed nearly 80 years ago. In this Review, Large-scale environmentsI examine the situations in which humans seem to navigate using Orientations in cognitive mapscognitive maps, focusing on the role of environmental variables and Summary and future cognitive processes. I begin by reviewing studies in vista environments, directionswhere clear straight-line spatial relations facilitate the formation of a cognitive map. Then I review research on large-scale environments, highlighting reliance on path integration and the infuence of path complexity. Throughout, I diferentiate between cognitive maps focused solely on place location and those that incorporate place orientation. Whereas straight-line pointing based on verbally instructed orientation requires only a cognitive map of place location, pointing from view-based orientations might require cognitive maps that encode place orientation. Future research should investigate the conditions that foster each type of cognitive map, as well as those under which cognitive maps do not form.