Observational studyScientific reports2019
Aging and spatial cues influence the updating of navigational memories.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Age-related differences in spatial memory occur alongside reduced visual fMRI BOLD but preserved viewpoint-specific scene representations.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of the Triangle Completion Test.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2026Article
- Age differences in spatial navigation stem from a preference for familiar routes rather than impaired landmark-dependent strategies.Psychology and aging · 2025Article
- A cognitive-motor framework for spatial navigation in aging and early-stage Alzheimer's disease.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2025Review
- Age- and sex-related differences in landmark recall following a virtual spatial navigation task.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Age differences in spatial memory are mitigated during naturalistic navigation.Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition · 2024Article
- Tactile memory impairments in younger and older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Spatial navigation and memory: A review of the similarities and differences relevant to brain models and age.Neuron · 2023Review
- Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with fMRI signal in right cerebellum lobule VIIa Crus I and II during spatial navigation in older adult women.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Music Intervention Pilot Study: Assessing Teaching Methods of Group Marimba Classes Designed to Train Spatial Skills of Older Adults with Changes in Cognition.Music and medicine · 2021Article
- Age-Related Changes in Spatial Navigation Are Evident by Midlife and Differ by Sex.Psychological science · 2021Article
- Differential Brain Activity in Regions Linked to Visuospatial Processing During Landmark-Based Navigation in Young and Healthy Older Adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
Updating navigational memories is important for everyday tasks. It was recently found that older adults are impaired in updating spatial representations in small, bi-dimensional layouts. Because performance in small-scale areas cannot predict navigational behavior, we investigated how aging affects the updating of navigational memories encoded in large, 3-dimensional environments. Moreover, since locations can be encoded relative to the observer (egocentric encoding) or relative to landmarks (allocentric encoding), we tested whether the presumed age-related spatial updating deficit depends on the available spatial cues. By combining whole-body motion tracking with immersive virtual reality, we could dissociate egocentric and allocentric spatial cues and assess navigational memory under ecologically valid conditions (i.e., providing body-based and visual cues). In the task, objects were relocated overnight, and young and older participants had to navigate to the updated locations of the objects. In addition to replicating age-related deficits in allocentric memory, we found age-related impairments in updating navigational memories following egocentric encoding. Finally, older participants depicted stronger representations of the previous navigational context that were correlated with their spatial updating deficits. Given that these effects may stem from inefficient suppression of former navigational memories, our findings propose a mechanism that helps explain the navigational decline in aging.
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