ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Road More Travelled: The Differential Effects of Spatial Experience in Young and Elderly Participants.
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- Long-Term Exposure to Greenspace and Cognitive Function during the Lifespan: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Trajectories across the healthy adult lifespan on sense of direction, spatial anxiety, and attitude in exploring places.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Distortions in Spatial Mental Representation Affect Sketch Maps in Young Adults.Neurology international · 2022Article
- The Prevalence of Amnestic and Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Its Association with Different Lifestyle Factors in a South Italian Elderly Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- "Where am I?" A snapshot of the developmental topographical disorientation among young Italian adults.PloS one · 2022Article
- Map Learning in Aging Individuals: The Role of Cognitive Functioning and Visuospatial Factors.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Cognitive Efficiency and Fitness-to-Drive along the Lifespan: The Mediation Effect of Visuospatial Transformations.Brain sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Our spatial mental representations allow us to give refined descriptions of the environment in terms of the relative locations and distances between objects and landmarks. In this study, we investigated the effects of familiarity with the everyday environment, in terms of frequency of exploration and mode of transportation, on categorical and coordinate spatial relations, on young and elderly participants, controlling for socio-demographic factors. Participants were tested with a general anamnesis, a neuropsychological assessment, measures of explorations and the Landmark Positioning on a Map task. The results showed: (a) a modest difference in performance with categorical spatial relations; (b) a larger difference in coordinate spatial relations; (c) a significant moderating effect of age on the relationship between familiarity and spatial relations, with a stronger relation among the elderly than the young. Ceteris paribus, the role of direct experience with exploring their hometown on spatial mental representations appeared to be more important in the elderly than in the young. This advantage appears to make the elderly wiser and likely protects them from the detrimental effects of aging on spatial mental representations.
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