Wayfinding training
Wayfinding training has been studied in 2 papers since 2025: 2 trials in people; 2 in the past year. The newest paper, Dec 23, 2025: “Hippocampal vascularization is associated with greater efficiency during a remote real world wayfinding training in older adults”.
2 papers study it2 findingsUpdated
“Performance in the pointing task and map drawing, but not in the VWLT ( p = .321), significantly improved due to the training (all p < .001; Figure 2A C).”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- 2 of 2 findings with company ties
- Human trial2
Studies in people
2 studies gave wayfinding training to people and measured what changed.
up: Improves spatial memoryp < .001
TrialBoth62–84 years3 weeks
Older adults; healthy older adults
AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 23, 2025
up: Improves spatial memoryp < .001
Trial38 peopleBoth62–84 years3 weeks
Older adults
AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 23, 2025
What did studies of Wayfinding training find?
1Studies of Wayfinding training measured 1 outcome; the most studied are spatial memory (2 studies).
Spatial memory
upin humans2
2 studies
Spatial memory
upin humans2
Wayfinding training improves spatial memory in humans (p < .001).
“Performance in the pointing task and map drawing, but not in the VWLT ( p = .321), significantly improved due to the training (all p <.001”
Human trialhealthy older adults3 weeks
AAIC 2025 abstract
Wayfinding training improves spatial memory in humans (p < .001).
“Performance in the pointing task and map drawing, but not in the VWLT ( p = .321), significantly improved due to the training (all p < .001; Figure 2A C).”
Human trialbrain3 weeksn = 38
AAIC 2025 abstract