Cognitive Map Theory

Cognitive Map Theory

When Your Situational Awareness Is Running on a Stale Cognitive Map

You are driving home from task. Same route, same window. But the road is closed for construction — not marked on your GPS or in your head. You turn an...

Cognitive Map Theory

When Your Mental Chart Outruns the GPS: Cognitive Map Drift in Open Water

You know the feeling: you're driving through a familiar neighborhood, and suddenly the GPS says turn left—but your brain says the street doesn't exist...