• Presentation
• Skills
• Teaching
• Collaborations
• Publications

Presentation

We want to conduct experiment in the case of very complex environments, that is environment of very large size, with several levels and when people use map information in order to plan their path.
This project will study more particularly the kinesthetic contribution to the spatial memory. Virtual Reality associated with real environment experiments (using motion capture in large field), will allow to better understand the role of kinesthetic information in the spatial memory. We want to describe the contribution of prior cartographic information on navigation. We will compare navigation into virtual reality and real reality in a nuclear power plant.

Skills

• Neurobiology
• Experimental psychology
• Modelling human behaviour
• Virtual reality
• Motion Capture
• Computer science

Teaching

Collaborations

Publications

• Publications in PubMed
• Publications in CNRS archives (HAL)
  
  

Peer-reviewed journals :

• Wiener, J.M., Lafon M. , and Berthoz A.: Path planning under spatial uncertainty (2008, Memory and Cognition).
  
• Lafon M . , Tonnoir S., Berthoz A., Thibault G.: Spatial issues for industrial radiography in nuclear power plants. (2008 Radioprotection).
  
• Lafon M. , Vidal M., Berthoz A. : Selective influence of prior map knowledge on kinesthetic learning of a locomotor path (2008, under revision Experimental Brain Research).
  
• Lafon M.*, Gaillard M.*, Berthoz A. Closure hypothesis in path integration during blindfolded navigation (in preparation).
  
• Lafon M. , Zannelli G., Kolev O., Berthoz A., Postural effect on locomotion memory (in preparation).
  

Conference papers / posters :

• Lafon M.,  Wiener J.M., et Berthoz A.. « Path Planning under spatial uncertainty », EuroCogSci, The second European cognitive science conference, Delphes 23-27 Mai 2007.
  
• Kolev O.I., Berthoz A, Lafon M. , « Adaptation to a change of somatosensory balance on trajectory formation during locomotion ». paper presented to the 24th Bárány Society Meeting in Uppsala June 11-14, 2006 .
  
• Lafon M.,  Vidal M., et Berthoz A.. « Locomotion and Maps : evidences from two distinct representational systems for egocentric and allocentric spatial tasks » paper presented to 'The international congress on Gait and Mental Function', Madrid 3-5 Fevrier 2006.
  
• Lafon M., Panagiotaki P., Lehmann A.., et Berthoz A. « Les stratégies cognitives dans l'encodage spatial d'un trajet navigué chez l'homme : Etude de psychologie cognitive en réalité virtuelle » , Poster at CJCSC 2005
  
• Lafon M., Panagiotaki P., Lehmann A.., et Berthoz A.   « Cognitive Strategies of Spatial Encoding on Human : a Virtual Reality Study» , Poster ARCo 2004
  
  

Invited conference :

• Lafon M., Thibault G.  "Virtual Reality for spatial guiding in complex industrial facilities", 17th virtual images seminar, June 2007 Paris.
  
  

Technical Report :

• Lafon M ., Tonnoir S., Thibault G.   "Analyse de la préparation et de la réalisation des tirs radiographiques pour le contrôle non destructif des soudures en CNPE", Confidential, EDF R&D, H-I2C-2007-01274-FR.