Abstract
Abstract The exploration of city maps has exploded recently due to the wide availability, increasing use of, and reliance on small positioning and navigational devices for personal use. In this study, subjects explored small, 3-mile diameter circular maps exemplifying five different types of street networks common in the United States, in order to locate a hypothetical city hall. Chosen locations indicated that subjects are able to identify more accessible sites. Monitoring eye position revealed that women explored maps faster, using more widely dispersed but more narrowly focused gaze clusters than men. The type of street network influenced the time spent by the eyes in a locale and differentially affected the size of gaze clusters between women and men, underscoring the complex interactions of gender-specific strategies with street network types.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-217 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Experimental Brain Research |
Volume | 223 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This work was supported by the McKnight Presidential Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience, the American Legion Brain Sciences Chair (University of Minnesota), and the US
Keywords
- Eye movements
- Map reading
- Spatial cognition