REVIEW article
Front. Aging Neurosci.
Sec. Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior
Volume 17 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1609620
Research Status of Visuospatial Dysfunction and Spatial Navigation
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
- 2School of Nursing, China Medical University (China), Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
- 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Visuospatial function is a critical aspect of cognitive abilities, encompassing visual perception, attention, memory, and adaptive responses to spatial changes. This paper reviews studies on human visuospatial function, spatial navigation, and factors contributing to visuospatial impairments. After introducing fundamental concepts of visuospatial function and spatial navigation, classical methods for assessing visuospatial performance are summarized. By examining recent advances in spatial navigation studies, this paper discusses factors influencing spatial navigation capabilities and explores how spatial navigation paradigms can be used to investigate visuospatial cognitive impairments. Finally, current limitations in spatial navigation research are highlighted. Overall, the current research has not yet reached definitive conclusions regarding visuospatial aspects. However, this paper aims to enhance the understanding of visuospatial dysfunction and spatial navigation, providing valuable references for future research.
Keywords: Cognitive Function, Visuospatial dysfunction, spatial navigation, cognitive assessment, Aging, Dementia
Received: 10 Apr 2025; Accepted: 30 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Bao, Chang, Ruixiang, Wang and Guan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yifu Guan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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