Jan Malte Wiener

Path Integration and Spatial Updating Recruit Distinct Cognitive-Neural Mechanisms in Humans

This study investigates the distinct cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying path integration and spatial updating in humans using behavioral and fMRI experiments.

Predicting real-world navigation performance from a virtual navigation task in older adults

This study finds that virtual navigation performance predicts real-world navigation in older adults for medium difficulty tasks but not easy or difficult ones.

London taxi drivers exploit neighbourhood boundaries for hierarchical route planning

This study shows that London taxi drivers use hierarchical planning by organizing city regions into clusters, leading to faster route recall compared to distance-based planning.

From overconfidence to task dropout in a spatial navigation test: evidence for the Dunning-Kruger effect across 46 countries

The paper examines overconfidence and the Dunning-Kruger effect in spatial navigation across 46 countries using data from 376,836 participants.

Cultural determinants of the gap between self-estimated navigation ability and wayfinding performance: evidence from 46 countries.

The paper examines cultural influences on self-estimated navigation ability versus actual performance across 46 countries using a large sample.

Entropy of city street networks linked to future spatial navigation ability

The paper links street network entropy in childhood environments to spatial navigation ability in adulthood using a global video game-based cognitive task.

The role of memory and perspective shifts in systematic biases during object location estimation

The paper investigates systematic biases in object location estimation during perspective shifts, finding participants consistently overestimate object positions in the same direction as the shift.

Learning The Knowledge: How London Taxi Drivers Build Their Cognitive Map of London

This paper examines how London taxi drivers acquire their cognitive map of London through systematic study and route-based learning, providing insights for AI spatial learning.

Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance

The paper tests if virtual navigation on a mobile app predicts real-world wayfinding performance and finds a significant correlation and male advantage in both tasks.

Global determinants of navigation ability

The paper investigates how global economic and cultural factors influence spatial navigation ability across 2.5 million people, finding five clustered groups linked to wealth and gender inequality.