TY - JOUR
T1 - Egocentric and allocentric spatial reference frames in aging: A systematic review
AU - Colombo, Desirée
AU - Serino, Silvia
AU - Tuena, Cosimo
AU - Pedroli, Elisa
AU - Dakanalis, Antonios
AU - Cipresso, Pietro
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Aging affects many aspects of everyday living, such as autonomy, security and quality of life. Among all, spatial memory and spatial navigation show a gradual but noticeable decline, as a result of both neurobiological changes and the general slowing down of cognitive functioning. We conducted a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to identify studies that specifically investigated the role of allocentric and egocentric frames in healthy aging. Concerning spatial navigation, our results showed a preservation of egocentric strategies, along with specific impairments in the use of allocentric and switching abilities. Regarding spatial memory, instead, outcomes were more divergent and not frame-specific. With this perspective, spatial impairments were discussed considering the cognitive profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
AB - Aging affects many aspects of everyday living, such as autonomy, security and quality of life. Among all, spatial memory and spatial navigation show a gradual but noticeable decline, as a result of both neurobiological changes and the general slowing down of cognitive functioning. We conducted a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to identify studies that specifically investigated the role of allocentric and egocentric frames in healthy aging. Concerning spatial navigation, our results showed a preservation of egocentric strategies, along with specific impairments in the use of allocentric and switching abilities. Regarding spatial memory, instead, outcomes were more divergent and not frame-specific. With this perspective, spatial impairments were discussed considering the cognitive profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
KW - Aging
KW - Allocentric reference frame
KW - Behavioral Neuroscience
KW - Cognitive Neuroscience
KW - Egocentric reference frame
KW - Navigation
KW - Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
KW - Spatial memory
KW - Aging
KW - Allocentric reference frame
KW - Behavioral Neuroscience
KW - Cognitive Neuroscience
KW - Egocentric reference frame
KW - Navigation
KW - Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
KW - Spatial memory
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/111626
UR - http://www.elsevier.com/locate/neubiorev
U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.07.012
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.07.012
M3 - Article
SN - 0149-7634
VL - 80
SP - 605
EP - 621
JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
ER -