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@ARTICLE{Merhav:277306,
author = {Merhav, Maayan},
title = {{H}ow spatial-cue reliability affects navigational
performance in young and older adults.},
journal = {Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition},
volume = {32},
number = {2},
issn = {1382-5585},
address = {Lisse},
publisher = {Swets $\&$ Zeitlinger},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00369},
pages = {326 - 342},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Navigational abilities decline with age, but the cognitive
underpinnings of this cognitive decline remain partially
understood. Navigation is guided by landmarks and
self-motion cues, that we address when estimating our
location. These sources of spatial information are often
associated with noise and uncertainty, thus posing a
challenge during navigation. To overcome this challenge,
humans and other species rely on navigational cues according
to their reliability: reliable cues are highly weighted and
therefore strongly influence our spatial behavior, compared
to less reliable ones. We hypothesize that older adults do
not efficiently weigh spatial cues, and accordingly, the
reliability levels of navigational cues may not modulate
their spatial behavior, as with younger adults. To test
this, younger and older adults performed a virtual
navigational task, subject to modified reliability of
landmarks and self-motion cues. The findings revealed that
while increased reliability of spatial cues improved
navigational performance across both age groups, older
adults exhibited diminished sensitivity to changes in
landmark reliability. The findings demonstrate a cognitive
mechanism that could lead to impaired navigation abilities
in older adults.},
keywords = {Humans / Cues / Spatial Navigation: physiology / Aged /
Male / Young Adult / Female / Adult / Aging: physiology /
Space Perception: physiology / Middle Aged / Reproducibility
of Results / Aged, 80 and over / Cognitive aging (Other) /
Navigation (Other) / cue-reliability (Other) / landmarks
(Other) / self-motion (Other)},
cin = {AG Wolbers},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1310002},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:39140595},
doi = {10.1080/13825585.2024.2387362},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/277306},
}