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June 11, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Neighborhood disorder impacts cognitive processing during navigation on a novel virtual reality paradigm

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MCMay I. ConleyCornell UniversityNTNick TownsendYale UniversityABArielle Baskin-SommersYale University

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Overview

Randomized trial demonstrates cognitive impacts of neighborhood disorder on navigation tasks in adults, suggesting behavioral vulnerability.

Key Points

  • Investigate how neighborhood disorder influences cognitive processing during navigation tasks.
  • Developed the Neighborhood Errand Task (NET) to assess navigation in disordered environments.
  • Manipulated neighborhood disorder through environmental cues and surprise events during navigation trials.
  • Participants (N=100) reported on perceived neighborhood disorder and risky behaviors.
  • Participants facing higher perceived neighborhood disorder showed poorer navigation performance in both learned and shortcut routes.
  • Cognitive inefficiencies in navigation correlated with increased engagement in risky or impulsive behavior.
  • Inefficient navigation amplified the adverse effects of perceived disorder on behavioral regulation.

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Conley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a515980c8f91e7f39da33https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56852-4
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