@inbook {IOPORT.05792092,
    author       = {Nardi, Daniele and Newcombe, Nora S. and Shipley, Thomas F.},
    title        = {The role of slope in human reorientation.},
    year         = {2010},
    booktitle    = {Spatial cognition VII. International conference, spatial cognition 2010, Mt. Hood/Portland, OR, USA, August 15--19, 2010. Proceedings},
    isbn         = {978-3-642-14748-7},
    pages        = {32-40},
    publisher    = {Berlin: Springer},
    doi          = {10.1007/978-3-642-14749-4_6},
    abstract     = {Summary: Studies of spatial representation generally focus on flat environments and visual stimuli. However, the world is not flat, and slopes are part of many natural environments. In a series of four experiments, we examined whether humans can use a slope as a source of allocentric, directional information for reorientation. A target was hidden in a corner of a square, featureless enclosure tilted at a $5^\circ $ angle. Finding it required using the vestibular, kinesthetic and visual cues associated with the slope gradient. Participants succeeded in the task; however, a large sex difference emerged. Men showed a greater ability in using slope and a greater preference for relying on slope as a searching strategy. The female disadvantage was not due to wearing heeled shoes, but was probably related to a greater difficulty in extracting the vertical axis of the slope.},
    identifier   = {05792092},
}