This text presents an intriguing picture of an everyday aspect of mental life that is as puzzling to people outside of academia as it is to scientists studying human cognition and behaviour: How do we remember where objects are located? How do we remember where we are in relation to other places?

"Applied Spatial Cognition "illustrates the vital link between research and application in spatial cognition. With an impressive vista ranging from applied research to applications of cognitive technology, this volume presents the work of individuals from a wide range of disciplines and research areas, including psychologists, geographers, information scientists, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, engineers, and architects.
Chapters throughout the book are a testimony to the importance of basic and applied research regarding human spatial cognition and behavior in the many facets...

The chapters in Human Spatial Memory: Remembering Where present a fascinating picture of an everyday aspect of mental life that is as intriguing to people outside of academia as it is to scientists studying human cognition and behavior. The questions are as old as the study of mind itself: How do we remember where objects are located? How do we remember where we are in relation to other places? What is the origin and developmental course of spatial memory? What neural structures are involved in remembering where? How do we come to understand scaled-down versions of places as symbolic...