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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.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION (DTD)
If you are interested in learning more about this condition, if you get lost and want to understand why, if you want to receive personalised guidance on the best strategy to adopt to reduce the impact of the disorder in your life, contact
Disorder specialists will answer you and, if you wish, they will refer you to the nearest assessment and intervention centre.
Latest News
It is now online the final published version of the Article “Environmental cognitive load and spatial anxiety: What matters in navigation?” by Raffaella Nori, Micaela Maria Zucchelli, Massimiliano Palmiero and Laura Piccardi published in Journal of Environmental Psychology. In the present study we explored the mediating role of anxiety (spatial, trait and state) in the …
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It is now online the published version of the Article “Preschoolers’ Perceptual Analogical Reasoning and Map Reading: A Preliminary Study on the Mediating Effect of Spatial Language” by Marco Giancola, Maria Chiara Pino, Valentina Riccio, Laura Piccardi and Simonetta D’Amico published in Children. In the present study 56 typically developing 4- to 6-year-old children performed perceptual …
It is now online the published version of the Article “Examining cognitive determinants of planning future routine events: a pilot study in school-age Italian children (Análisis de los determinantes cognitivos de la planificación de eventos de rutina futuros: un estudio piloto con niños italianos en edad e” by Marco Giancola, Alessia Bocchi, Massimiliano Palmiero, Ilaria …
