News tagged with spatial environments


Events in the future seem closer than those in the past, study shows

We say that time flies, it marches on, it flows like a river—our descriptions of time are closely linked to our experiences of moving through space. Now, new research suggests that the illusions that influence how we perceive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The cerebellum as navigation assistant: A cognitive map enables orientation

The cerebellum is far more intensively involved in helping us navigate than previously thought. To move and learn effectively in spatial environments our brain, and particularly our hippocampus, creates a "cognitive" map ...

Neuroscience created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Two-dimensional learning: Viewing computer images causes long-term changes in nerve cell connections

Viewing two-dimensional images of the environment, as they occur in computer games, leads to sustained changes in the strength of nerve cell connections in the brain. In Cerebral Cortex, Prof. Dr. Denise Manahan-Vaughan and An ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0