Category
page 1Spatial cognition
method of loci
strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of spatial environments to enhance recall
cognitive map
type of mental representation
sound localization
biological process to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in direction and distance
animal navigation
ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments
depth perception
visual ability to perceive the world in three dimensions (3D)
grid neuron
type of neuron
place cell
hippocampal cell that plays a role in localization
non-verbal learning disorder
medical condition
mental mapping
in behavioral geography, person's point-of-view perception of their area of interaction; studies mainly by modern-day geographers, but also by social scientists
spatial cognition
ability
spatial visualization ability
ability to mentally manipulate 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures
spatial memory
memory about one's environment and spatial orientation
Spatial–temporal reasoning
area of artificial intelligence
mental rotation
rotation of an object mentally
sociology of space
sub-discipline of sociology
spatial intelligence
Spatial intelligence
spatial ability
capacity to understand, reason, and remember the spatial relations among objects or space
geon
concept in psychology