One of the goals of intelligence testing has been to help to identify those people who are likely to be productive in life and to give them access to resources that will allow them to maximize their ...
The study of spatial language has long relied on classic frameworks distinguishing between egocentric (self-centered) and allocentric (world-centered) reference frames. However, recent breakthroughs ...
Pictured: Dr. Ewan Kirk, co-founder of the Turner Kirk Trust. The University of Glasgow has launched the Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning to improve maths performance in children through ...
What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...
For years, students who are blind or visually impaired have faced a steep climb in high school math, where textbooks rely heavily on graphs, diagrams, and spatial reasoning that don't translate easily ...
As I mentioned in a recent post, "Women’s Advantages in Social Cognition," we anticipate nuance in the pattern of cognitive sex differences and in the supporting brain systems. Broadly speaking, ...
It's been debated for decades, but now researchers at the University of York and University College London have suggested that left-handedness is not linked to better spatial skills. By asking ...