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A place for motion in mapping

A study finds that formation of a cognitive map for a virtual reality environment demands associating specific movement trajectories with views to the constellation of peripheral landmarks.

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Figure 1: Exploiting distal visual cues to form a spatial map.

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Nitz, D. A place for motion in mapping. Nat Neurosci 18, 6–7 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3908

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