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Elizabeth Chrastil
The University of California, Santa Barbara
October 01, 2018
Orienting oneself in novel environments, as well as finding and remembering the
locations of resources, is critical for human and animal existence. Despite the
importance of this skill, getting around is easy for some people, while others struggle.
Working at the interface between immersive virtual reality and neuroimaging
techniques, my research demonstrates how these complementary approaches can
inform questions about how we acquire and use spatial knowledge. In this talk, I will
share emerging research about the relationship between humans and the environment
during navigation, centering on three main themes: 1) how we learn new environments,
2) the type of spatial information we learn from environments, and 3) how individuals
differ in their spatial abilities, including sex differences. This talk will integrate these
behavioral and neuroimaging studies with an understanding of how the environment
shapes our navigational abilities to inform new frameworks of spatial knowledge.
PRIME SPONSORS
The Office of the Dean of Social Sciences
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
The Human Behavior & Evolution Society
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Department of Communication
The following is a presentation in the UCLA Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture Speaker Series. For more information on this speaker series, including a searchable archive of all previous presentations, please see http://bec.ucla.edu/
BEC relies on the generosity of a variety of organizations and individuals. If you find this presentation valuable and would like to assist in advancing research and education in the evolutionary behavioral sciences, please see https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=197
Elizabeth Chrastil
The University of California, Santa Barbara
October 01, 2018
Orienting oneself in novel environments, as well as finding and remembering the
locations of resources, is critical for human and animal existence. Despite the
importance of this skill, getting around is easy for some people, while others struggle.
Working at the interface between immersive virtual reality and neuroimaging
techniques, my research demonstrates how these complementary approaches can
inform questions about how we acquire and use spatial knowledge. In this talk, I will
share emerging research about the relationship between humans and the environment
during navigation, centering on three main themes: 1) how we learn new environments,
2) the type of spatial information we learn from environments, and 3) how individuals
differ in their spatial abilities, including sex differences. This talk will integrate these
behavioral and neuroimaging studies with an understanding of how the environment
shapes our navigational abilities to inform new frameworks of spatial knowledge.
PRIME SPONSORS
The Office of the Dean of Social Sciences
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
The Human Behavior & Evolution Society
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Department of Communication
The following is a presentation in the UCLA Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture Speaker Series. For more information on this speaker series, including a searchable archive of all previous presentations, please see http://bec.ucla.edu/
BEC relies on the generosity of a variety of organizations and individuals. If you find this presentation valuable and would like to assist in advancing research and education in the evolutionary behavioral sciences, please see https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=197
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