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  • Spatial memory is crucial for navigation and daily tasks.
  • Current models suggest extended encoding benefits spatial memory.
  • Neuropsychological tests often assume prolonged encoding for spatial span.

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  • To investigate how multiple object locations are encoded into spatial memory.
  • To determine the effect of exposure duration on spatial localization accuracy.
  • To evaluate the impact of object grouping on spatial memory performance.

Main Methods:

  • Participants localized discs presented at varying durations (50 ms to 10 s).
  • Localization accuracy was compared across different exposure times.
  • Clustering analysis examined response distribution and grouping effects.

Main Results:

  • Localization accuracy did not significantly improve with longer exposure durations.
  • Responses were broadly distributed, showing no benefit from extended encoding.
  • Grouping objects into distinct clusters did not enhance spatial memory performance.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial information is extracted globally and rapidly, with minimal benefit from extended encoding.
  • Findings question the validity of certain spatial short-term memory tests, such as Corsi blocks.
  • The study suggests spatial memory encoding is more immediate than previously assumed.