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September 5, 2025Psychology and Aging

Age differences in spatial navigation stem from a preference for familiar routes rather than impaired landmark-dependent strategies.

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PHPaul F. HillUniversity of ArizonaSBSkyelynn BermudezUniversity of ArizonaJGJoshua D GarrenUniversity of Arizona

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Overview

Observational analysis highlights age-related shifts in spatial navigation strategies, indicating preferences for familiar routes.

Key Points

  • Older adults showed a preference for familiar routes over landmark-based navigation, suggesting a shift toward egocentric strategies.
  • Both age groups exhibited similar performance when switching from familiar to novel locations, indicating no age effect on allocentric skills.
  • Study involved navigating a virtual environment with unrestricted ambulation to assess navigation strategies across age groups.
  • Presence of multimodal cues lessened age-related differences in navigation, suggesting complex cognitive processes at play.

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Hill et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3d682b87ece8dc95693fhttps://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000927
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