Different strategies for spatial updating in yaw and pitch path integration

Goeke, CM; König, P; Gramann, K

Different strategies for spatial updating in yaw and pitch path integration

Goeke, CM König, P Gramann, K

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Citation:: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2013, (JANUARY 2013)
Issue Date:: 2013-01-21

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dc.contributor.author	Goeke, CM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	König, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gramann, K https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2673-1832	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-01-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01-21	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2013, (JANUARY 2013)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1662-5153	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130152
dc.description.abstract	Research in spatial navigation revealed the existence of discrete strategies defined by the use of distinct reference frames during virtual path integration. The present study investigated the distribution of these navigation strategies as a function of gender, video gaming experience, and self-estimates of spatial navigation abilities in a population of 300 subjects. Participants watched videos of virtual passages through a star-field with one turn in either the horizontal (yaw) or the vertical (pitch) axis. At the end of a passage they selected one out of four homing arrows to indicate the initial starting location. To solve the task, participants could employ two discrete strategies, navigating within either an egocentric or an allocentric reference frame. The majority of valid subjects (232/260) consistently used the same strategy in more than 75% of all trials. With that approach 33.1% of all participants were classified as Turners (using an egocentric reference frame on both axes) and 46.5% as Nonturners (using an allocentric reference frame on both axes). 9.2% of all participants consistently used an egocentric reference frame in the yaw plane but an allocentric reference frame in the pitch plane (Switcher). Investigating the influence of gender on navigation strategies revealed that females predominantly used the Nonturner strategy while males used both the Turner and the Nonturner strategy with comparable probabilities. Other than expected, video gaming experience did not influence strategy use. Based on a strong quantitative basis with the sample size about an order of magnitude larger than in typical psychophysical studies these results demonstrate that most people reliably use one out of three possible navigation strategies (Turners, Nonturners, Switchers) for spatial updating and provides a sound estimate of how those strategies are distributed within the general population. © 2013 Goeke, König and Gramann.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00005	en_US
dc.title	Different strategies for spatial updating in yaw and pitch path integration	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	JANUARY 2013	en_US
utslib.for	1109 Neurosciences	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	JANUARY 2013	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Research in spatial navigation revealed the existence of discrete strategies defined by the use of distinct reference frames during virtual path integration. The present study investigated the distribution of these navigation strategies as a function of gender, video gaming experience, and self-estimates of spatial navigation abilities in a population of 300 subjects. Participants watched videos of virtual passages through a star-field with one turn in either the horizontal (yaw) or the vertical (pitch) axis. At the end of a passage they selected one out of four homing arrows to indicate the initial starting location. To solve the task, participants could employ two discrete strategies, navigating within either an egocentric or an allocentric reference frame. The majority of valid subjects (232/260) consistently used the same strategy in more than 75% of all trials. With that approach 33.1% of all participants were classified as Turners (using an egocentric reference frame on both axes) and 46.5% as Nonturners (using an allocentric reference frame on both axes). 9.2% of all participants consistently used an egocentric reference frame in the yaw plane but an allocentric reference frame in the pitch plane (Switcher). Investigating the influence of gender on navigation strategies revealed that females predominantly used the Nonturner strategy while males used both the Turner and the Nonturner strategy with comparable probabilities. Other than expected, video gaming experience did not influence strategy use. Based on a strong quantitative basis with the sample size about an order of magnitude larger than in typical psychophysical studies these results demonstrate that most people reliably use one out of three possible navigation strategies (Turners, Nonturners, Switchers) for spatial updating and provides a sound estimate of how those strategies are distributed within the general population. © 2013 Goeke, König and Gramann.

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