The effect of navigational expertise on wayfinding in new environments

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 565-573

  Woollett, Katherine ^a   Maguire, Eleanor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Navigation; Routes; Spatial memory; Taxi drivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149285279     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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