Spatial Cues
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Spatial Cueing
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Attention refers to the limited human ability to select some information for processing at the expense of other stimuli in the environment. Attention operates in all sensory modalities: vision, hearing, touch, even taste and smell. It is most often studied in the visual domain though. A common way to study visual attention is with a spatial cueing paradigm. This paradigm allows researchers to measure the consequences of focusing...
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Spatial Memory Testing Using Mazes
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2023
Spatial learning and memory are neurological functions that allow us to remember important details associated with our environment. Scientists test this phenomenon in rodents using different types of mazes like Morris water maze, Radial water maze, and Barnes maze. By investigating spatial memory in rodents, neurobehavioral scientists can gain valuable understanding of how these processes are altered following brain damage in humans. Here, the neurobiology behind spatial memory is briefly...
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Assessing Spatial Learning and Memory in Small Squamate Reptiles
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2017
This paper describes a modification of the Barnes maze, a standard rodent paradigm used to assess spatial memory and learning, for use in small squamate reptiles.
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Measuring Sensitivity to Viewpoint Change with and without Stereoscopic Cues
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2013
We discuss a novel method forviewpoint-rotation of visual stimuli, and demonstrate using a mirror stereoscopethe three-dimensional percept of rotation-in-depth. The technique can be used to investigate the role of stereoscopic cues in encoding viewpoint-rotated figures.
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Non-Verbal Cues
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2025
Non-verbal communication extends beyond gestures and facial expressions to include vocal elements known as paralanguage. Paralanguage consists of non-verbal vocal cues such as pitch, loudness, speech rate, pauses, and non-verbal vocalizations like laughter, sighs, and moans. These elements not only accompany speech but also provide critical emotional and contextual information.The Role of Paralanguage in CommunicationParalanguage adds depth to spoken language by conveying emotions and...
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Integration is central: the brain combines visual landmarks, depth information, movement, sound, and changes in sensory input rather than relying on one signal in isolation. This combination supports a representation of surrounding space that can guide both navigation and decisions. The resulting behavior remains linked to where objects and places are situated.
Visual landmarks can help an organism recognize and return to meaningful locations, while depth and movement information contribute to judging spatial relationships during travel. Sound adds another source of location information alongside visual input. Together, these cue types connect sensory processing with movement through an environment and support more effective orientation.
When surroundings or available information change, an organism may receive a different basis for navigating, selecting actions, or interpreting locations. Behavior can therefore shift even when the goal remains similar, such as finding a resource or avoiding a threat. These changes help reveal how sensory input contributes to environmental adaptation and decision-making.
Researchers can examine how navigation, decision-making, and movement change when surroundings or available information change. Comparisons may focus on locating resources, avoiding threats, returning to known sites, or coordinating movement. Linking these behavioral outcomes with sensory processing, learning, and memory helps identify which environmental information supports effective action.
Spatial cues support several location-based behaviors, including finding resources, avoiding threats, returning to familiar sites, and coordinating movement within an environment. They also influence navigation and decision-making by connecting sensory information with the organism’s immediate surroundings. Studying these outcomes shows how environmental information helps organize behavior toward useful or protective goals.
Repeatedly using information about places can connect spatial processing with learning and memory. An organism may use sensory input to associate locations with resources, threats, or familiar sites, then draw on that information during later behavior. This relationship allows researchers to examine how experience and environmental change influence navigation, decisions, and adaptation.