David J. Bryant (1992) A Spatial Representation System in Humans
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Psycoloquy 3(16): A Spatial Representation System in Humans
A SPATIAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM IN HUMANS
Target Article on Space
David J. Bryant
Department of Psychology 125 NI
Boston, MA 02115
bryant@northeastern.edu
Abstract
This target article reviews evidence for the functional
equivalence of spatial representations of observed environments and
environments described in discourse. It is argued that people
possess a spatial representation system that constructs mental
spatial models on the basis of perceptual and linguistic
information. Evidence for a distinct spatial system is reviewed.
Keywords
Spacial representation, spacial models, cognitive maps,
linguistic structure.
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