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Body schema and spatial orientation patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Kšírová, Julie ; Lepšíková, Magdaléna (advisor) ; Petrová, Naďěžda (referee)
This diploma thesis summarizes recent knowledge about body scheme, spatial orientation and their change in context of chronic pain. The purpose of this work is to find out if chronic pain negatively affects the body scheme and spatial orientation. The thesis includes a comparative analysis of experimental measurements between the patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and healthy control group. The analysis compares tasks based on spatial orientation and body scheme tests. Results show the patients' group having lower results in body scheme related tests, showing a noticeable disparity compared to the control group's test scores. These results were further supported by portion of spatial orientation based tasks, where patients' group again performed at significantly lower level than the control group. In conclusion, our thesis, along with other academic works, states that there is a correlation between chronic pain, disrupted body scheme and spatial orientation. However, at the present time it could not be determined whether the pain precedes the effect of disrupted body scheme or vice versa. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Spatial orientation in reptiles focused on methods of testing of allothetic navigation
Voňavková, Monika ; Landová, Eva (advisor) ; Telenský, Petr (referee)
Recently are known several different navigational systems in reptiles, mainly large scale navigational abilities based on sun and magnetic compass. The turtles are frequently used species in studies of spatial cognition, however, informations about spatial cognitive abilities in snakes and lizards (order Squamata) are only a few. Current knowledge concerning mechanism of small scale navigation based on allothetic orientation in snakes and lizards is only poorly understood. Aim of this thesis is review the literature about the mechanisms of reptile spatial orientation focused on allothetic navigation (using of external landmarks). As extension of this thesis is review of the principles of testing allothetic orientation in other groups (e. g. mammals) that were frequently used as a subject for testing allothetic orientation). The design of tests of allothetic orientation in model species of lizards (Eublepharis macularius) is one of the results of this thesis. Keywords: reptiles, spatial orientation, allothetic navigation
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The influence of unilateral vestibular dysfunction on spatial orientation in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery
Šponarová, Lenka ; Čakrt, Ondřej (advisor) ; Chovanec, Martin (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to evaluate spatial orientation in the patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery. In the theoretical part, there are summarized the facts about vestibular system; there is described the clinical picture of unilateral vestibular dysfunction and the field of vestibular schwannoma and spatial orientation in general. In the practical part, we performed the investigation of the spatial orientation using the Blue Velvet Arena System and posturography using the platform Balance Master® System. The purpose of the practical part was to find out, whether unilateral vestibular dysfunction in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery has the impact on spatial orientation and to what extent is the postural stability influenced in patients identified for surgery and in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Cognitive abilities in reptiles and relevant research methodology
Polonyiová, Alexandra ; Němec, Pavel (advisor) ; Landová, Eva (referee)
Reptiles are a neglected group in the study of cognitive abilities of Amniota. Due to their phylogenetic relationship with birds and mammals, knowledge about reptile brains and cognition is important to understanding their evolution in other amniote groups. In this thesis, I summarized the literature on cognitive abilities in reptiles, which focuses on spatial orientation, such as orientation based on visual cues or compass navigation, associative learning, mainly visual discrimination and operant conditioning, and social learning. It has been shown that some reptilian species are capable of flexible behaviour and, given the right methodology, can successfully solve a number of cognitive tasks. I also briefly treated the size and structure of reptile brains, providing the neural substrate for these abilities. Keywords: reptile, cognitive abilities, brain size, brain structure, spatial orientation, associative learning, social learning
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Platform for spatial navigation research in virtual reality
Galajda, Martin ; Bída, Michal (advisor) ; Gemrot, Jakub (referee)
The Department of Neurophysiology of the Memory of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (UAV) has for several years been researching experiments to monitor the impact of various stages of Alzheimer's disease on patients' cognitive abilities. For this purpose, SpaNav was developed almost 9 years ago in cooperation of the UAV with the MFF UK. The system currently hits its technical limits given by possibilities of the time when it was created. The aim of this work is to introduce a new system that will remove the limits of the original system and allow research to continue. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Utilization of ICT technologies in realization of spatial orientation and independent movement of people with visual impairment
PECHEROVÁ, Kateřina
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to present the current state of usage of ICT technologies in the spatial orientation of people with visual disability in the theoretical level and on this basis to perform a qualitative survey focused on the advantage of the use of current applications for minimizing the limits in the area of independent movement of individuals with visual disability. In addition, the thesis focuses on the current offer of compensatory aids with ICT technology in the context of reducing the limits of independent movement of people with visual impairment and their contribution to their quality of life. The thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. Theoretical part presents the current offer of ICT-based compensatory aids within the spatial orientation and independent movement of persons with visual impairment. In the practical part, the work is focused on mobile phone applications, which help people with visual impairment for better orientation and movements in space. The research was conducted through an structured, semi-structured interview technique. The interview was performed with two men who have visual impairment, and these applications helped them with their spatial orientation and individual movement. A qualitative survey suggests that mobile phone applications for the visually impaired people focusing on orientation and movement in space are very useful and can help them very well to improve their quality of life.
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Assessment of Selected Areas of Preschooler's Maturity
Otáhalová, Kristina ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
1 ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is the assessment of the level of individual aspects of school maturity in preschool children attending a kindergarten. The first part of the thesis describes the visual perception, motor activity and spatial orientation with a special emphasis on the structure. The second part of the thesis deals with the characteristics of preschool children and their development in individual areas outlined in the first part of the thesis. This is followed by diagnostics of individual aspects of school maturity with a detailed description of pedagogic diagnostics and its types and methods. The final part of the thesis focuses on the assessment of the level of the visual perception, graphomotor skills, and spatial orientation. This evaluation is based on three tests of school maturity. The comparison of the obtained data represents a core of the thesis. The proposition of three hypotheses is followed by a comparison of the results of two tests evaluating individual aspect of school maturity. The quantitative type of research has been used for the purpose of this analysis.
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