Spatial memory - Open Access .click

2010
Spatial memory is used to return to rewarding locations (home, foraging sites, and so on) and has been demonstrated in a wide diversity of animals, ranging from the invertebrates through to humans. The particular kinds of information (cues) used are also variable, although visual landmarks, distances, and directions often form the basis for this kind ...
S.D. Healy, C. Jozet-Alves
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Spatial Memory and Spatial Orientation

2008
Navigating through a remembered space depends critically on the ability to stay oriented with respect to the remembered environment and to reorient after becoming lost. This chapter describes the roles of long-term spatial memory, sensorimotor spatial memory, and path integration in determining spatial orientation.
Jonathan W. Kelly, Timothy P. McNamara
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Modelling Spatial Memory

2018
Among the different capabilities of animals, the formation of spatial memories is crucial for their life. Living beings able to move, constantly need to orient themselves in the environment to reach a target that might be not always visible. This chapter investigates the process of spatial memory formation as an essential ingredient for orientation in ...
Patanè, Luca, Strauss, Roland, Arena, Paolo +2 more
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