The dynamic process of cognitive mapping in the absence of visual cues: Human data compared with animal studies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2619-2626

  Yaski, Osnat ^a   Portugali, Juval ^a   Eilam, David ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allocentric reference; Cognitive map; Egocentric reference; Exploration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOUCH; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COGNITION; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOUCH; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68249119183     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.030700     Document Type: Article

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