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Mental maps help monkeys to navigate without sensory input

Cognitive maps are internal representations of the external environment. Evidence from monkeys shows that a cognitive map can support the mental navigation of an array of landmarks without sensory input.

This is a summary of: Neupane, S. et al. Mental navigation in the primate entorhinal cortex. Nature 630, 704–711 (2024).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02471-w

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