The cognitive map allows for computation on the fly with limited information, Boorman said. "It's useful when the decisions are novel," he said. "It's a totally new framework for understanding ...

The cognitive map allows for computation on the fly with limited information, Boorman said. “It’s useful when the decisions are novel,” he said. “It’s a totally new framework for understanding ...

As humans and other animals navigate their surroundings and experience different things, their brain creates so-called cognitive maps, which are internal representations of environments or tasks.

More information: Jae-Young Son et al, Replay shapes abstract cognitive maps for efficient social navigation, Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01990-w.

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