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To Improve Your Sense of Direction, Lose the Technology (PLACE BLINDNESS (…
To Improve Your Sense of Direction, Lose the Technology
PLACE BLINDNESS
:red_flag: What is it
Topographic agnosia - the inability to orient oneself in one's surroundings as a result of focal brain damage
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:red_flag: Diagnosis
Methods
- Neuropsychological tests
- Orientation tasks in both virtual and real surroundings.
- Brain imaging is used to determine regions of brain damage, if any.
- Eg. of testing: Asking the patient to describe a route, read a map, draw a map, follow a route, or point out landmarks.
Skill tested (Cognitive centric)
- Memory
- Visual-perceptual abilities
- Object recognition
- Mental rotation
- Imagery abilities
- Spatial abilities.
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Generate Points
:slightly_smiling_face: Agree: To improve your sense of direction, don't need technology
Paper maps provide a better overview of te general location compared to your smartphone
- "The GPS is as likely to get you to where you want to go as it is to get you lost" - Prof David Widman, Psych, Juniata College
:frowning_face: Disagree: To improve your sense of direction, you need technology