The role of attention in spatial learning during simulated route navigation

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1459-1472

  Albert, W S ^a   Reinitz, M T ^a   Beusmans, J M ^b   Gopal, S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nissan USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; NAVIGATION; SPATIAL COGNITION;

EID: 0032845533     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a311459     Document Type: Article

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