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Introduction to the Topic on Modeling Spatial Cognition
Author(s) -
Gunzelmann Glenn
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
topics in cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.191
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1756-8765
pISSN - 1756-8757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2011.01160.x
Subject(s) - cognition , spatial cognition , cognitive science , variety (cybernetics) , process (computing) , computer science , spatial analysis , cognitive psychology , data science , psychology , artificial intelligence , geography , neuroscience , operating system , remote sensing
Abstract Our ability to process spatial information is fundamental for understanding and interacting with the environment, and it pervades other components of cognitive functioning from language to mathematics. Moreover, technological advances have produced new capabilities that have created research opportunities and astonishing applications. In this Topic on Modeling Spatial Cognition, research crossing a variety of disciplines and methodologies is described, all focused on developing models to represent the capacities and limitations of human spatial cognition.