Theories of spatial representations and reference frames: what can configuration errors tell us?

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Ranxiao Frances Wang

Abstract

The issue of reference frame is central to theories of spatial representations. Various classifications have been made for different types of reference frames, along with prototypical research paradigms to distinguish between them. This article focuses on the configuration error paradigm proposed by Wang and Spelke (Cognition 77:215-250, 2000) that has been used to examine the nature of the spatial representations underlying object localization during self-movement. Three basic models of spatial memory and spatial updating are discussed, as well as the assumptions behind the configuration error paradigm, to distinguish between static representations, such as the traditional allocentric cognitive map and the egocentric snapshots, and dynamic representations, such as the egocentric updating system. Recent experimental findings are reexamined and shown to be consistent with multiple models, among which the egocentric-updating-and-reload model with an enduring egocentric component provides the simplest interpretations.

References

Jan 1, 1992·Behavioral and Neural Biology·H EichenbaumN J Cohen
Feb 1, 1990·Cognition·C R Gallistel, R Gelman
Jun 1, 1988·Trends in Neurosciences·H Eichenbaum, N J Cohen
Jan 1, 1987·Experimental Brain Research·J O'Keefe, A Speakman
Apr 1, 1984·Cognition·B LandauH Gleitman
Aug 20, 1993·Science·M A Wilson, B L McNaughton
Jun 1, 1999·Cognition·R F Wang, D J Simons
Oct 6, 2000·Cognition·R F Wang, E S Spelke
Dec 14, 2001·Cognitive Psychology·A L Shelton, T P McNamara
Feb 6, 2002·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Weimin Mou, Timothy P McNamara
Aug 30, 2002·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Ranxiao Wang, Elizabeth Spelke
Apr 18, 2003·Hippocampus·Eleanor A MaguireNeil Burgess
Jun 5, 2003·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Ranxiao Frances Wang, James R Brockmole
Oct 27, 2005·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Melinda C Holmes, M Jeanne Sholl
Jul 11, 2006·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·David Waller, Eric Hodgson
Oct 31, 2006·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Neil Burgess
Nov 8, 2006·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Weimin MouChengli Xiao
May 1, 2008·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Jesse SargentReza Modarres
Jul 1, 1948·Psychological Review·E C TOLMAN
Aug 19, 2009·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Chengli XiaoTimothy P McNamara
May 5, 2010·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Jesse SargentDavid Chichka
Aug 30, 2011·Cognitive Psychology·Ansgar D Endress, Justin N Wood

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 5, 2013·PloS One·Chengli Xiao, Lei Zhang
Jun 3, 2015·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Whitney N Street, Ranxiao Frances Wang
Oct 8, 2015·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Ranxiao Frances Wang
Oct 10, 2013·The Behavioral and Brain Sciences·Ranxiao Frances Wang, Whitney N Street
Aug 15, 2014·Memory & Cognition·Benjamin A KramerJennifer M Perry
Jul 22, 2016·Annual Review of Neuroscience·Arseny FinkelsteinNachum Ulanovsky
Dec 19, 2018·Memory & Cognition·Cristina Sampaio, Ranxiao Frances Wang
Dec 29, 2020·Heliyon·Natalia L ZelianskaiaDilara A Ichkineeva
Sep 27, 2020·Scientific Reports·Martina PirruccioLuigi Cattaneo

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Cognitive Processing
Marios N Avraamides, Jonathan W Kelly
Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
David Waller, Eric Hodgson
Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Chengli XiaoTimothy P McNamara
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved