The neural correlates of exploration and cognitive mapping in blindness remain elusive. The role of visuo-spatial pathways in blind vs. sighted subjects is still under debate. In this preliminary study, we investigate, as a possible estimation of the activity in the visuo-spatial pathways, the EEG patterns of blind and blindfolded-sighted subjects during the active tactile construction of cogni...

Perspectives on human spatial cognition: Memory, navigation, and environmental learning (Michel Denis & Jack M. Loomis) Humans do not switch between path knowledge and landmarks when learning a new environment (Patrick Foo, Andrew Duchon, William H. Warren, Jr., & Michael J. Tarr) Using geometry to specify location: Implications for spatial coding in children and nonhuman animals (Stella F. Lou...

45 The neural correlates of exploration and cognitive mapping in blindness remain elusive. The role of 46 visuo-spatial pathways in blind versus sighted subjects is still under debate. In this preliminary study we 47 investigate, as a possible estimation of the activity in the visuo-spatial pathways, the EEG patterns of 48 blind and blindfolded sighted subjects during the active tactile constru...

It has been suggested that the ability to learn a foreign language is related to working memory. However, there is no clear evidence about which component of working memory may be involved. Two experiments investigated working memory problems in groups of seventh and eighth grade Italian children with difficulties in learning English as a second language. They were compared with control groups ...

OBJECTIVE We hypothesize that the effect of aging on memory is mediated by executive function. METHODS Two hundred and thirty healthy adults (101 male, 129 female) were recruited for the study. We used a promising, newly developed, computerized neuropsychological test for the measurement of executive function and memory. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and path analy...