scholarly journals Neurobiological and Endocrine Correlates of Individual Differences in Spatial Learning Ability

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sandi
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Learning Ability

Can personality predict individual differences in brook trout spatial learning ability?

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 220-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.L. White ◽  
T. Wagner ◽  
C. Gowan ◽  
V.A. Braithwaite
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Learning Ability

scholarly journals The Invisible Maze Task (IMT): Interactive Exploration of Sparse Virtual Environments to Investigate Action-Driven Formation of Spatial Representations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Gehrke ◽  
John R. Iversen ◽  
Scott Makeig ◽  
Klaus Gramann
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Multisensory Perception ◽  
Active Movement ◽  
Exploration Behavior

AbstractThe neuroscientific study of human navigation has been con-strained by the prerequisite of traditional brain imaging studies that re-quire participants to remain stationary. Such imaging approaches neglect a central component that characterizes navigation -the multisensory ex-perience of self-movement. Navigation by active movement through space combines multisensory perception with internally generated self-motion cues. We investigated the spatial micro genesis during free ambulatory exploration of interactive sparse virtual environments using motion cap-ture synchronized to high resolution electroencephalographic (EEG) data as well psychometric and self-report measures. In such environments, map-like allocentric representations must be constructed out of transient, egocentric first-person perspective 3-D spatial information. Considering individual differences of spatial learning ability, we studied if changes in exploration behavior coincide with spatial learning of an environment. To this end, we analyzed the quality of sketch maps (a description of spatial learning) that were produced after repeated learning trials for differently complex maze environments. We observed significant changes in active exploration behavior from the first to the last exploration of a maze: a decrease in time spent in the maze predicted an increase in subsequent sketch map quality. Furthermore, individual differences in spatial abilities as well as differences in the level of experienced immersion revealed an impact on the quality of spatial learning. Our results demonstrate the feasibility to observe behavioral changes associated with spatial learning, opening the way to the study of cortical dynamics of navigation.

scholarly journals Reduced Adolescent-Age Spatial Learning Ability Associated with Elevated Juvenile-Age Superoxide Levels in Complex I Mouse Mutants

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e0123863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Mayer ◽  
Gesine Reichart ◽  
Tursonjan Tokay ◽  
Falko Lange ◽  
Simone Baltrusch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Complex I ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Mouse Mutants ◽  
Juvenile Age
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