Chapter Outline

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

Problems in the Neuropsychologyof Spatial Processing

Types of Spatial Behavior

Early Empirical Studies

BODY SPACE

Body Surface

Joint and Muscle Sense

EGOCENTRIC SPACE

Visual Disorientation

Visual Localization

Neural Correlates of Visual Disorientationand Impairment in Visual Localization

ALLOCENTRIC SPACE

Spatial Analysis

Search for the Mechanisms UnderlyingSpatial Behavior

Perception of Relative Spatial Location

Orientation Discrimination

Complex Spatial Tasks

Topographical Orientation and Memory

The Two-Pathway Hypothesis for Object Recognition and Spatial Processing

THE ROLE OF THE HIPPOCAMPUSIN SPATIAL PROCESSING

Unit Recording Studies

Lesion Studies

Neuroethological Studies

NEGLECT OF ONE SIDE OF SPACE

Neglect as a Disorder of Attention

Neglect as a Disruption of the Internal Representation of Space

SPATIAL THINKING AND MENTAL IMAGERY

Electrophysiological Studies

Imaging Studies

Lesion Studies

Hemispheric Specialization for Imagery

Implications for Our Initial Questions About Imagery

THE ROLE OF THE FRONTAL LOBES IN SPATIAL PROCESSING

SUMMARY

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