Translating spatial navigation evaluation from experimental to clinical settings: The virtual environments navigation assessment (VIENNA).

ABSTRACT: Spatial navigation abilities are frequently impaired in neurological disorders and they also decline with normal aging. Researchers and clinicians therefore need valid and easy-to-use spatial navigation assessment tools to study the impact of different neuropathologies and prevent relevant cognitive impairments from going undetected. However, current experimental paradigms rarely address which cognitive processes they recruit, often have resource-intensive setups, and usually require active navigation, e.g., using a joystick or keyboard, thus confounding cognitive performance with fine motor skills. Yet, for clinical feasibility, time-efficient paradigms are needed that are informative and easy to administer in participants with limited technical experience and diverging impairments. Here,

SUBMITTER: Rekers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10991013 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature