Mental map meaning The "cognitive maps" the mice encoded over several days were not literal, precise maps of the mazes, Guo notes. Instead they were more like schematics.

Observing map formation To see how these cognitive maps form, the researchers used a Janelia-designed, high-resolution microscope with a large field of view to image neural activity in thousands ...

Researchers found that mental representations known as cognitive maps, located in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, are activated when the brain performs mental simulations of a navigational ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Many more papers show a similar phenomenon in different tasks: cognitive maps of social space, musical sounds, odors, narratives, word meanings, etc. (reviewed in [1]).

The Power of Cognitive Maps When you explore a new city, your brain initially remembers specific locations, like a cozy café or a bustling market. These isolated memories are stored in ...

Bats can determine an object’s distance, size, shape, texture, and even velocity in complete darkness. Some can detect wires ...

Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone. This finding ...