From objects to landmarks: the function of visual location information in spatial navigation

Landmarks play an important role in guiding navigational behavior. A host of studies in the last 15 years has demonstrated that environmental objects can act as landmarks for navigation in different ways. In this review, we propose a parsimonious four-part taxonomy for conceptualizing object locatio...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Edgar eChan, Oliver eBaumann, Mark A. Bellgrove, Jason B. Mattingley
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Subjects:	Hippocampus spatial memory Striatum navigation parahippocampal cortex Landmarks
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00304/full