Welcome to the "Spatial Cognition and Wayfinding" Lab at Bournemouth University

Spatial Cognition & Wayfinding Lab

In the Spatial Cognition & Wayfinding Lab we conduct research to study cognitive processes involved in successful navigation.

Follow the links to find out more about current research projects, lab members,  and publications from the Spatial Cognition & Wayfinding Lab at Bournemouth University.
 
Recent publications:

  Wiener, J.M., C. Hölscher, S. Büchner, & L. Konieczny: Gaze Behaviour during Space Perception and Spatial Decision Making. Psychological Research, (in press)

Hölscher, C., T. Tenbrink, & J.M. Wiener: Would you follow your own route description? Cognitive strategies in urban route planning. Cognition, 121 (2), 228-247 (2011)

Meilinger, T. A. Berthoz, & J.M. Wiener: The Integration of Spatial Information across Different Viewpoints. Memory & Cognition, 39 (6), 1042-1054 (2011)

Wiener, J.M., A. Berthoz, & T. Wolbers: Dissociable cognitive mechanisms underlying human path integration. Experimental Brain Research , 208 (1), 61-71 (2011)

Wiener J.M., S. Shettleworth, V.P. Bingman, K. Cheng, S.Healy, L.F. Jacobs, K.J. Jeffery,H.A. Mallot, R. Menzel, and N.S. Newcombe: Animal Navigation – A Synthesis.  In “Animal Thinking: Contemporary Issues in Comparative Cognition,“edited by R. Menzel and J. Fischer. Strüngmann Forum Report, vol. 8, J. Lupp, series ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp 52-76 (2011)