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Spatial Cognition Lab

Welcome to Spatial Cognition Lab.! We explore several topics related ​to Spatial Cognition and cognitive processes involved in this ability across the lifespan focusing on the external and internal factors who affects spatial orientation.

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Common Brain Areas in Spatial Navigation and Visuo-Spatial Planning_ A Meta-Analysis
The Shared Brain Map for Spatial Navigation and Visuo-Spatial Planning Revealed Navigating a new city and solving a complex puzzle might seem like fundamentally different challenges, yet our brain tackles them using a surprisingly similar core toolkit. A landmark new study - Common Brain Areas in Spatial Navigation and Visuo-Spatial Planning: A Meta-Analysis- by Sofia […]
Chart illustrating a direct predictive link from field-independent cognitive style to malevolent creative process and product, but showing no connection to malevolent behavior.
This article provides an in-depth analysis of the research published in Frontiers in Psychology by Pierpaolo Zivi and colleagues, titled "Field dependent-independent cognitive style as a predictor of malevolent creativity: a multifaceted approach". The study explores one of the most fascinating and unsettling aspects of the human mind: malevolent creativity, the ability to generate original ideas with the […]
Agostino Gemelli
Agostino Gemelli: Pioneer of Spatial Orientation in Flight Now online in the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, the article "Gemelli’s legacy in the knowledge of spatial orientation in flight" by Paola Verde and Laura Piccardi sheds new light on the pioneering work of Agostino Gemelli. An Italian Franciscan friar, physician, and psychologist, Gemelli laid […]

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