Charalambous, E;
Hanna, S;
Penn, A;
(2021)
Aha! I know where I am: the contribution of visuospatial cues to reorientation in urban environments.
Spatial Cognition & Computation
, 21
(3)
pp. 197-234.
10.1080/13875868.2020.1865359.
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Abstract
Reorientation depends greatly on the perceived geometric information, which constantly changes during navigation in urban environments. Environmental novelty, as a driver of exploratory behavior, is likely to engender this spatial Aha! moment. The paper investigates the contribution of two qualitatively different types of novelty, corresponding to distinct visuospatial cues: (a) situations that cause surprise, e.g., a sudden change in spaciousness; versus (b) situations that engender mystery, e.g., a change in the complexity of visuospatial information and the promise of gaining new information. Visibility graph analysis is used to quantify and examine these hypotheses in relation to participants’ exploratory behavior and brain dynamics (EEG) during virtual navigation. The findings suggest that reorientation is a spatial boundary effect, associated primarily with a change in visuospatial complexity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Aha! I know where I am: the contribution of visuospatial cues to reorientation in urban environments |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13875868.2020.1865359 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13875868.2020.1865359 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Reorientation, aha! moment, virtual navigation, eeg, visibility graph analysis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118417 |
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