Cortical dynamics are differentially associated with decision-making strategies in human wayfinding: An EEG study.

ABSTRACT: Navigating urban environments involves making directional decisions at intersections, which can be guided by different cognitive strategies. This study investigated whether distinct strategies correspond to specific spatiotemporal brain activity patterns, reflecting differences in cognitive processes using source-localized scalp electroencephalography (EEG). Thirty-two participants navigated five strategy-specific virtual mazes and made directional decisions at intersections in each given maze. At the behavioral level, we found that strategies involving higher cognitive memory load were associated with lower accuracy, while those requiring complex visual processing resulted in longer reaction times. At the EEG level, we observed that increased theta activity was sensitive to differences in

SUBMITTER: Huang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847099 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature