Cel Spatial memory and orientation ? knowing what is where and how to get there ? are vitally important for our daily life. Without it we would continuously be searching for our keys and glasses, and we would not be able to find our way back home or navigate t hrough our surroundings. It has been estimated that spatial memory and orientation are among the prime functions affected by normal and pathological aging such as in the case of Alzheimer disease. Partly, this is not surprising because these functions are relatively complex, requiring planning, mental manipulation and synthesis, and decision making. Interestingly, the ability to construct spatial representations of the outside world and to store them in memory has been argued to have formed the driving forc e behind the evolution of all higher cognitive functions in men. While several species of birds, mammals and nonhuman primates appear to posses clear spatial abilities, these never reach the variety and complexity of the human system. This STREP proposal a ims for an ambitious, exhaustive examination of the cognitive organization of spatial memory and orientation; of how this important ability is implemented in the human brain and how this contrasts to similar abilities in other species; of delineating which spatial functions are uniquely human and why they are so. These higher order spatial functions include perspective taking, verbally communicating spatial information, and planning one?s way through complex environments. Today?s modern society places enorm ous loads upon our ability to navigate through the world. Understanding how the human navigational and updating system works has direct practical, social gains. We specifically will try to map the individual differences in spatial ability (e.g. gender, age and cultural) and the needs and preferences different individuals have in dealing with the spatial structure of their environments (women/ men, blind, elderly and brain damaged individuals). Dziedzina nauki natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologymammalogyprimatologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologycognitive neurosciencemedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologydementiaalzheimerengineering and technologymaterials engineering Program(-y) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Temat(-y) NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP6-2003-NEST-PATH Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Koordynator UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Heidelberglaan 8 UTRECHT Niderlandy Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (4) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 3, Rue Michel-Ange PARIS Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres VIA ARDEATINA, 306 ROMA Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Niemcy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Hofgartenstrasse 8 MUENCHEN Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON. Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Gower Street LONDON Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych
