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Understanding Visuospatial Aging by Fiona Balfour Pilate is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Visuospatial abilities decline with age due to changes in the brain regions involved in spatial processing and navigation. The hippocampus contains place cells, grid cells, and head direction cells that help create cognitive maps for spatial memory and navigation. Damage to the hippocampus and parietal lobes can cause spatial deficits like getting lost or difficulties following routes. Studies in rats show the importance of these brain regions for tasks like learning the locations of rewards in mazes.
- Author
- Fiona Balfour Pilate
- Language
- EN