Human Spatial Memory: Remembering Where

by Allen; Gary L.

• ISBN13: 9780805842180
• ISBN10: 0805842187
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The chapters inHuman Spatial Memory: Remembering Wherepresent a fascinating picture of an everyday aspect of mental life that is as intriguing to people outside of academia as it is to scientists studying human cognition and behavior. The questions are as old as the study of mind itself: How do we remember where objects are located? How do we remember where we are in relation to other places? What is the origin and developmental course of spatial memory? What neural structures are involved in remembering where? How do we come to understand scaled-down versions of places as symbolic representations of actual places? Although the questions are old, some of the answers-in-progress are new, thanks to some innovative theorizing, solid experimental work, and revealing applications of new technologies, such as virtual environments and brain imaging techniques. This volume includes a variety of theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances that invite readers to make their own novel connections between theory and research. Scholars who study spatial cognition can benefit from examining the latest from well-established experts, as well as milestone contributions from early-career researchers. This combination provides the reader with a sense of past, present, and future in terms of spatial memory research. Just as important, however, is the value of the volume as a touchstone resource for researchers who study perception, memory, or cognition but who are not concerned primarily with the spatial domain. All readers may find the fact that this volume violates the trend toward an ever-narrowing specialization refreshing. Chapters from cognitive psychologists are alongside chapters by developmentalists and neuroscientists; results from field studies are just pages away from those based on fMRI during observation of virtual displays. Thus, the book invites integrative examination across disciplines, research areas, and methodological approaches.

Table of Contents

Preface: Routes of Human Spatial Memory Research	xiii
Gary L. Allen
I Theoretical Issues in Remembering Where
Remembering Where Things Are	3	(22)
Timothy P. McNamara
Christine M. Valiquette
Starting Points and Change in Early Spatial Development	25	(16)
Nora S. Newcombe
Julia Sluzenski
Proximity and Precision in Spatial Memory	41	(26)
Gary L. Allen
Daniel B. M. Haun
II The Task of Remembering ``Where Is It?''
Visuospatial Working Memory for Different Scales of Space: Weighing the Evidence	67	(34)
M. Jeanne Sholl
Stephanie K. Fraone
Temporal Memory for Locations: On the Coding of Spatiotemporal Information in Children and Adults	101	(24)
Ruth Schumann-Hengsteler
Martin Strobl
Christof Zoelch
Seeing Space in More Than One Way: Children's Use of Higher Order Patterns in Spatial Memory and Cognition	125	(18)
David H. Uttal
Cynthia Chiong
The Neuropsychology of Object-Location Memory	143	(20)
Albert Postma
Roy P. C. Kessels
Marieke van Asselen
III The Task of Remembering ``Where Am I?''
Remembering Spatial Locations: The Role of Physical Movement in Egocentric Updating	163	(28)
Sarah H. Creem-Regehr
Memories of Travel: Dead Reckoning Within the Cognitive Map	191	(26)
Edward H. Cornell
C. Donald Heth
Neurocognitive Components of Spatial Memory	217	(34)
Robin G. Morris
David Parslow
IV Remembering Where in Artificial Media and From Alternative Perspectives
Spatial Memory of Real Environments, Virtual Environments, and Maps	251	(36)
Daniel R. Montello
David Waller
Mary Hegarty
Anthony E. Richardson
Young Children's Recognition and Representation of Urban Landscapes From Aerial Photographs and in Toy Play	287	(22)
Mark Blades
Christopher Spencer
Beverly Plester
Kathryn Desmond
Putting Spatial Memories Into Perspective: Brain and Behavioral Evidence for Representational Differences	309	(20)
Amy Lynne Shelton
Author Index	329	(12)
Subject Index	341