Behavioral and electrocortical evidence of distinct reference frames supporting path integration [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Davide Riccobon

Behavioral and electrocortical evidence of distinct reference frames supporting path integration Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophie and der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vorgelegt von Davide Riccobon aus Triest München, November 2007 Referent: PD Dr. Klaus Gramann Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Müller Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 19. Dezember 2007 CONTENTS CONTENTS Acknowledgments …………………………………………………………………….. iii Chapter I – General introduction …………………………………………………….. 1 Spatial navigation ……………………………………………………………… 2 Electroencephalographic oscillations ……………………………………….. 7 Event-related potentials ………………………………………………………. 10 Chapter II – Synopsis …………………………………………………………….…... 13 Overview of the current study ……………………………………………….. 14 Conclusions ……………………………………………………………………. 17 Chapter III – Evidence of different reference frames subserving path integration ……………………………………………………. ….