<p dir="ltr">Spatial navigation is a complex skill that relies on many aspects of cognition. The following</p><p dir="ltr">studies aimed to clarify the role of working memory in spatial navigation, and particularly, the</p><p dir="ltr">potentially differential contributions of verbal and visuospatial working memory. Study 1</p><p dir="ltr">leveraged individual differences to understand how working memory differs among types of</p><p dir="ltr">navigators and the predictiveness of verbal and visuospatial working memory. Participants</p><p dir="ltr">completed multiple measures of verbal and visuospatial working memory and spatial navigation.</p><p dir="ltr">Study 2 further evaluated the impact of a working memory load on spatial navigation performance.</p><p dir="ltr">Using a dual-task paradigm, the decrement (or not) of performance on spatial navigation can be</p><p dir="ltr">compared between control, verbal, and visuospatial conditions. Study 1 showed that individual</p><p dir="ltr">differences in visuospatial working memory are more predictive than verbal working memory.</p><p dir="ltr">However, Study 2 provides evidence for the necessary role for both verbal and visuospatial</p><p dir="ltr">working memory.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/24615435 |
| Date | 22 November 2023 |
| Creators | Alexa Kristina Bushinski (17435118), Thomas Redick (17435123) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Spatial_Navigation_and_Working_Memory/24615435 |
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