Effects of the global and local attention on the processing of categorical and coordinate spatial relations

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikashi Michimata ◽  
Ayako Saneyoshi ◽  
Matia Okubo ◽  
Bruno Laeng
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations ◽  
Global And Local

scholarly journals The Road More Travelled: The Differential Effects of Spatial Experience in Young and Elderly Participants

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 709
Author(s):  
Antonella Lopez ◽  
Alessandro Germani ◽  
Luigi Tinella ◽  
Alessandro Oronzo Caffò ◽  
Albert Postma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Representations ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Road ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Effects Of Aging ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations ◽  
Categorical Spatial Relations ◽  
The Relationship

Our spatial mental representations allow us to give refined descriptions of the environment in terms of the relative locations and distances between objects and landmarks. In this study, we investigated the effects of familiarity with the everyday environment, in terms of frequency of exploration and mode of transportation, on categorical and coordinate spatial relations, on young and elderly participants, controlling for socio-demographic factors. Participants were tested with a general anamnesis, a neuropsychological assessment, measures of explorations and the Landmark Positioning on a Map task. The results showed: (a) a modest difference in performance with categorical spatial relations; (b) a larger difference in coordinate spatial relations; (c) a significant moderating effect of age on the relationship between familiarity and spatial relations, with a stronger relation among the elderly than the young. Ceteris paribus, the role of direct experience with exploring their hometown on spatial mental representations appeared to be more important in the elderly than in the young. This advantage appears to make the elderly wiser and likely protects them from the detrimental effects of aging on spatial mental representations.

scholarly journals Focusing Narrowly or Broadly Attention When Judging Categorical and Coordinate Spatial Relations: A MEG Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e83434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Franciotti ◽  
Stefania D’Ascenzo ◽  
Alberto Di Domenico ◽  
Marco Onofrj ◽  
Luca Tommasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations

Categorical and coordinate spatial relations in working memory: An fMRI study

2009 ◽  
Vol 1297 ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ineke J.M. van der Ham ◽  
Mathijs Raemaekers ◽  
Richard J.A. van Wezel ◽  
Anna Oleksiak ◽  
Albert Postma
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Fmri Study ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations

Hemispheric Processing of Categorical and Coordinate Spatial Relations in the Absence of Low Spatial Frequencies

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matia Okubo ◽  
Chikashi Michimata
Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Spatial Frequency ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Spatial Relation ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Right Visual Field ◽  
Spatial Frequencies ◽  
Categorical Task ◽  
The Right ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations

Right-handed participants performed the categorical and coordinate spatial relation judgments on stimuli presented to either the left visual field—right hemisphere (LVF-RH) or the right visual field—left hemisphere (RVF-LH). The stimulus patterns were formulated either by bright dots or by contrast-balanced dots. When the stimuli were bright, an RVF-LH advantage was observed for the categorical task, whereas an LVF-RH advantage was observed for the coordinate task. When the stimuli were contrast balanced, the RVF-LH advantage was observed for the categorical task, but the LVF-RH advantage was eliminated for the coordinate task. Because the contrast-balanced dots are largely devoid of low spatial frequency content, these results suggest that processing of low spatial frequency is responsible for the right hemisphere advantage for the coordinate spatial processing.

PET Studies of Categorical and Coordinate Spatial Relations Encoding

NeuroImage ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. S812
Author(s):  
S.M. Kosslyna ◽  
W.L. Thompsonb ◽  
D.R. Gitelmanc ◽  
N.M. Alpertd
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Coordinate Spatial Relations

Processing the Trees and the Forest during Initial Stages of Face Perception: Electrophysiological Evidence

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1406-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo Bentin ◽  
Yulia Golland ◽  
Anastasia Flevaris ◽  
Lynn C. Robertson ◽  
Morris Moscovitch
Keyword(s):  
Face Perception ◽  
Face Processing ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Configural Processing ◽  
Face Identification ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Potential Component ◽  
Processing Resources ◽  
Global And Local

Although configural processing is considered a hallmark of normal face perception in humans, there is ample evidence that processing face components also contributes to face recognition and identification. Indeed, most contemporary models posit a dual-code view in which face identification relies on the analysis of individual face components as well as the spatial relations between them. We explored the interplay between processing face configurations and inner face components by recording the N170, an event-related potential component that manifests early detection of faces. In contrast to a robust N170 effect elicited by line-drawn schematic faces compared to line-drawn schematic objects, no N170 effect was found if a pair of small objects substituted for the eyes in schematic faces. However, if a pair of two miniaturized faces substituted for the eyes, the N170 effect was restored. Additional experiments ruled out an explanation on the basis of miniaturized faces attracting attention independent of their location in a face-like configuration and show that global and local face characteristics compete for processing resources when in conflict. The results are discussed as they relate to normal and abnormal face processing.

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