spatial skills

collocation in English

meaningsofspatialandskill

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spatial
adjective
uk
/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/
relating to the position, area, and size ...
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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition ofspatialandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Wynn's intriguing hypothesis that thespatialskillreflected in artifacts is an index of navigational ability, could be further explored by an analysis of lithic transport patterns.
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Neuropsychological testing post-stimulation showed improvements in working memory, attention, and visualspatialskill.
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Another possibility is that the necessary spatial skills were already present, but using them for innovations in tool use required greater frontal lobe capacities.
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Exactly how the question of brain size is relevant to spatial skills necessary for producing symmetrical handaxes is not clear.
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In my experience, there is often a trade-off between linguistic and spatial skills.
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Primary linguistic, perceptual and spatial skills are intact.
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It seems that a fighting man's left arm and hand have a split-second advantage because of their direct link with the brain's right hemisphere which handles spatial skills.
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However, studies have shown that spatial skills can be quickly developed through a small amount of training.
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Numerous species of birds have strong spatial skills, in particular those that cache food.
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This can include attention, visual and spatial skills, working memory and general memory.
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They create toys that help tap into kid's verbal and spatial skills and give them the confidence to invent and create.
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It is suggested that such evolutionary pressure led to greater spatial skills in comparison to female meadow voles and monogamous male pine voles.
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Impacts on cognitive thinking, memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills have been seen in children exposed to methylmercury in the womb.
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Male meadow voles with good spatial skills are more likely to be able to survive and reproduce.
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There are notable impacts on cognitive thinking, memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills in children that have been exposed to methylmercury in the womb.
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