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A variety of theories of how spatial information is represented in cognitive models have been proposed and numerous strategies (e.g., fish-eye views and nested boxes) have been devised to assist users in browsing and navigation within hypertext and “hypermedia” information systems. These methods of spatial information representation, as well as hypermedia browsing and navigation strategies, are discussed in relation to human anatomy, and a model graphics-based browsing tool, which makes use of the classical regional (spatial) and systematic (functional) arrangement of the human body, is illustrated. This browsing scheme is described in relation to human anatomy, but could be used with other complex spatially organized systems (e.g., in engineering). The integration of this graphics-based browsing tool with other established textually-based strategies is discussed.
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Hulley, A.J. Navigation, browsing, and understanding in an anatomical “hypermedia” environment. Current Psychology 9, 162–180 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02686744
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