EDUCATIONAL AND REHABILITATIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR EGOCENTRIC AND ALLOCENTRIC FRAMES OF SPATIAL COGNITION IN CONGENITAL BLINDNESS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW

Amalia Maria Paoletta, Leila Alì, Luca Refrigeri, Francesca Baralla

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Navigation depends on spatial cognition (SC). The blind use alternative sensory modalities. This narrartive overview examines SC in the blind, focusing on egocentric and allocentric frames. Showing that unlike egocentric, allocentric orientation is delayed, troubling navigating large-scale environments. Visual cortex’s plasticity allows compensatory use of auditory and tactile inputs, partially supporting allocentric abilities. Tailored educational and rehabilitative multisensory interventions can bridge developmental gaps of SC.

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