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    Gender does not impact spatial navigation skills in pilots. However, differences emerge in non-pilots, suggesting flight training enhances visuo-spatial abilities for both men and women.

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    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Human Factors Engineering

    Background:

    • Spatial coding involves body space representation, extending beyond simple arm-reaching distance.
    • Dissociation between reaching and navigational space affects perception, action, and memory systems.
    • Gender differences in spatial ability are often linked to specific learning conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate navigational versus reaching memory in air force pilots and a control group.
    • To examine the role of working memory in potential gender differences in spatial tasks.
    • To compare spatial memory performance between experienced pilots and non-pilots.

    Main Methods:

    • Assessed navigational and reaching memory in pilots and non-pilots.
    • Focused on working memory capacity and temporal duration (working vs. long-term memory).
    • Compared performance under different conditions, considering flight experience and gender.

    Main Results:

    • No gender or flight hour effects were found in pilots.
    • Gender effects in working memory were observed in non-pilots, but not in pilots.
    • Pilots demonstrated superior on-line reaching information maintenance and navigational memory compared to non-pilots.

    Conclusions:

    • Visuo-spatial abilities and spatial navigation do not differ between male and female pilots.
    • Flight experience appears to mitigate gender-related differences in spatial cognition.
    • Pilots exhibit enhanced spatial memory and processing compared to the general population.