Classification of navigation impairment: A systematic review of neuropsychological case studies

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

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Review

Claessen, Michiel H. G.^1,2,3  van der Ham, Ineke J. M.³ 

[1] Univ Utrecht, Helmholtz Inst, Expt Psychol, Heidelberglaan 1, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands

[2] Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Brain Ctr Rudolf Magnus, Ctr Excellence Rehabil Med, De Hoogstr Rehabil,Univ Weg 100, NL-3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands

[3] Leiden Univ, Dept Hlth Med & Neuropsychol, Wassenaarseweg 52, NL-2333 AK Leiden, Netherlands

关键词: Spatial navigation;    Navigation impairment;    Landmark;    Location;    Path;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.12.015

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The neurocognitive architecture of navigation ability has been investigated by extensively studying the navigation problems of individual neurological patients. These neuropsychological case reports have applied highly variable approaches to establish navigation impairment in their patients. This review provides a systematic and up-to-date inventory of all relevant case studies and presents an analysis of the types of navigation impairments that have been described. The systematic literature search revealed 58 relevant papers reporting on 67 neurological patients. Close analysis of their patterns of navigation performance suggests three main categories of navigation impairments. These categories are related to three types of representations that are considered highly relevant for accurate navigation: knowledge of landmarks, locations, and paths. The resulting model is intended to serve both clinical and theoretical advances in the study of navigation ability and its neural correlates. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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