Mule Deer Create Mental Maps Of Migration Routes
The capability of large grazing mammals such as deer to confidently navigate the state of Wyoming during their seasonal migrations has puzzled naturalists and scientists.
The Brain Never Stops Making Maps
Researchers have found that even while they sleep, the internal maps of rats stay intact which enhances mental mapping.
Gender Difference in Spatial Ability Influenced by Task Context
New research has found that gender differences in spatial ability is significantly affected by the conceptual framework the task is presented in.
When You Can’t Make Make Mental Maps: Developmental Topographical Disorientation
Developmental Topographical Disorientation is a rare neurological condition that prevents people from creating mental maps of their surroundings and impairs navigation.
Mind Over Map: How Our Concepts of Reality Affect Map Making and Vice Versa
The nature of maps as portrayals of the world mean that they can both represent physical reality but also create it at the same time.
What are Mental Maps?
Mental maps are a personalized view of the world’s geography. Mental maps combine a person’s objective knowledge of places with their subjective perceptions, or opinions, of locations.