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"Special issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Part 2"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-1063.scientific-histories-part2Starring:
- Hasselmo & Nadel
- Alger
- Bachevalier
- Burgess
- Collingridge
- Dudek
- Fanselow
- Fenton
- Knierim
- Lever
- Nicoll
- O'Keefe
- Sutherland
- Yonelinas
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"Special issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Part 2"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-1063.scientific-histories-part2Starring:
- Hasselmo & Nadel
- Alger
- Bachevalier
- Burgess
- Collingridge
- Dudek
- Fanselow
- Fenton
- Knierim
- Lever
- Nicoll
- O'Keefe
- Sutherland
- Yonelinas
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"Special issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Part 2"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-1063.scientific-histories-part2Starring:
- Hasselmo & Nadel
- Alger
- Bachevalier
- Burgess
- Collingridge
- Dudek
- Fanselow
- Fenton
- Knierim
- Lever
- Nicoll
- O'Keefe
- Sutherland
- Yonelinas
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"Special issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Part 2"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-1063.scientific-histories-part2Starring:
- Hasselmo & Nadel
- Alger
- Bachevalier
- Burgess
- Collingridge
- Dudek
- Fanselow
- Fenton
- Knierim
- Lever
- Nicoll
- O'Keefe
- Sutherland
- Yonelinas
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"Special issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Part 2"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-1063.scientific-histories-part2Starring:
- Hasselmo & Nadel
- Alger
- Bachevalier
- Burgess
- Collingridge
- Dudek
- Fanselow
- Fenton
- Knierim
- Lever
- Nicoll
- O'Keefe
- Sutherland
- Yonelinas
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Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
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Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
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Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
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Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
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Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
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Last follow-up on Tolman's Sunburst maze experiment: anyone out there tried to replicate it but didn't publish the results (with or without success)? If so, I will want to ask you about it!
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Last follow-up on Tolman's Sunburst maze experiment: anyone out there tried to replicate it but didn't publish the results (with or without success)? If so, I will want to ask you about it!
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Last follow-up on Tolman's Sunburst maze experiment: anyone out there tried to replicate it but didn't publish the results (with or without success)? If so, I will want to ask you about it!
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Last follow-up on Tolman's Sunburst maze experiment: anyone out there tried to replicate it but didn't publish the results (with or without success)? If so, I will want to ask you about it!
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Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
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Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
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Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
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Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
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Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
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Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Psychology #CognitiveMap
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Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Psychology #CognitiveMap
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Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Psychology #CognitiveMap
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Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Psychology #CognitiveMap
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Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Psychology #CognitiveMap
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Seen on LinkedIn from the Royal Institute of Navigation - anyone interested in proposing or contributing to a session?
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Call for Session Topics - Animal Navigation Conference 2026 [15/04/2026 to 17/04/2026 in Egham, Surrey, UK]
Animal navigation is a fascinating, variable, magic and broad field so we want to make sure ANC26 covers the wide variety of areas and disciplines representing this field.
🐜 'cognitive map debate' in insect navigation
🧠 Neurobiology of mammalian navigation
🧭 Physics behind animal navigation
What can you, or your colleagues, present on?If you would like to submit a proposal for a session, the deadline is fast approaching: 15th July 2025
Learn more: https://rin.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1806468&group=
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Seen on LinkedIn from the Royal Institute of Navigation - anyone interested in proposing or contributing to a session?
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Call for Session Topics - Animal Navigation Conference 2026 [15/04/2026 to 17/04/2026 in Egham, Surrey, UK]
Animal navigation is a fascinating, variable, magic and broad field so we want to make sure ANC26 covers the wide variety of areas and disciplines representing this field.
🐜 'cognitive map debate' in insect navigation
🧠 Neurobiology of mammalian navigation
🧭 Physics behind animal navigation
What can you, or your colleagues, present on?If you would like to submit a proposal for a session, the deadline is fast approaching: 15th July 2025
Learn more: https://rin.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1806468&group=
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Seen on LinkedIn from the Royal Institute of Navigation - anyone interested in proposing or contributing to a session?
"
Call for Session Topics - Animal Navigation Conference 2026 [15/04/2026 to 17/04/2026 in Egham, Surrey, UK]
Animal navigation is a fascinating, variable, magic and broad field so we want to make sure ANC26 covers the wide variety of areas and disciplines representing this field.
🐜 'cognitive map debate' in insect navigation
🧠 Neurobiology of mammalian navigation
🧭 Physics behind animal navigation
What can you, or your colleagues, present on?If you would like to submit a proposal for a session, the deadline is fast approaching: 15th July 2025
Learn more: https://rin.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1806468&group=
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Seen on LinkedIn from the Royal Institute of Navigation - anyone interested in proposing or contributing to a session?
"
Call for Session Topics - Animal Navigation Conference 2026 [15/04/2026 to 17/04/2026 in Egham, Surrey, UK]
Animal navigation is a fascinating, variable, magic and broad field so we want to make sure ANC26 covers the wide variety of areas and disciplines representing this field.
🐜 'cognitive map debate' in insect navigation
🧠 Neurobiology of mammalian navigation
🧭 Physics behind animal navigation
What can you, or your colleagues, present on?If you would like to submit a proposal for a session, the deadline is fast approaching: 15th July 2025
Learn more: https://rin.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1806468&group=
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Seen on LinkedIn from the Royal Institute of Navigation - anyone interested in proposing or contributing to a session?
"
Call for Session Topics - Animal Navigation Conference 2026 [15/04/2026 to 17/04/2026 in Egham, Surrey, UK]
Animal navigation is a fascinating, variable, magic and broad field so we want to make sure ANC26 covers the wide variety of areas and disciplines representing this field.
🐜 'cognitive map debate' in insect navigation
🧠 Neurobiology of mammalian navigation
🧭 Physics behind animal navigation
What can you, or your colleagues, present on?If you would like to submit a proposal for a session, the deadline is fast approaching: 15th July 2025
Learn more: https://rin.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1806468&group=
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The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
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The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
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The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
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The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
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The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
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Any suggestions for a #ScientificJournal where to publish a review on rat behaviour (linked to the #CognitiveMap theory)?
Ideally nonprofit and #OpenAccess...
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #Academia -
Any suggestions for a #ScientificJournal where to publish a review on rat behaviour (linked to the #CognitiveMap theory)?
Ideally nonprofit and #OpenAccess...
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #Academia -
Any suggestions for a #ScientificJournal where to publish a review on rat behaviour (linked to the #CognitiveMap theory)?
Ideally nonprofit and #OpenAccess...
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #Academia -
Any suggestions for a #ScientificJournal where to publish a review on rat behaviour (linked to the #CognitiveMap theory)?
Ideally nonprofit and #OpenAccess...
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #Academia -
Any suggestions for a #ScientificJournal where to publish a review on rat behaviour (liked to the #CognitiveMap theory)?
Ideally nonprofit and #OpenAccess...
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #Academia -
Yes... lots of papers these days replicating old findings without really citing them. Replications are good though! It would of course be better if they were labelled as such instead of claiming novelty...
I like the fact that this paper shows how fast an egocentric response can be learned, while learning an allocentric map takes more time (at least more than what they've tested here, since the mice fail to learn the task based on distal cues. I'm not buying the "visual cues are unstable" argument; the mice just need more than 14 trials to learn a hidden reward location in an allocentric map! When we did this in rats it took about 1-2 weeks with about 30 trials/ day to learn!).
I also like that, for once, they really try to make odour / floor cues irrelevant. People rarely control for these these days.On the other hand, their main claim that mice can do allocentric 'shortcuts' based on self-motion alone is not that convincing. They show the individual data in the supplement of Fig 6: only maybe 3/8 mice seem to do a shortcut, so not even 50%. On top of that, during learning of the new target location, the authors mention that the mice sometimes do that shortcut path in reverse, so it may not be that novel. Too bad the reviewers didn't pick up on these flaws, which IMO undermine the only novelty of the paper (unless I missed something).
#Navigation #Shortcut #CognitiveMap (?) -
Yes... lots of papers these days replicating old findings without really citing them. Replications are good though! It would of course be better if they were labelled as such instead of claiming novelty...
I like the fact that this paper shows how fast an egocentric response can be learned, while learning an allocentric map takes more time (at least more than what they've tested here, since the mice fail to learn the task based on distal cues. I'm not buying the "visual cues are unstable" argument; the mice just need more than 14 trials to learn a hidden reward location in an allocentric map! When we did this in rats it took about 1-2 weeks with about 30 trials/ day to learn!).
I also like that, for once, they really try to make odour / floor cues irrelevant. People rarely control for these these days.On the other hand, their main claim that mice can do allocentric 'shortcuts' based on self-motion alone is not that convincing. They show the individual data in the supplement of Fig 6: only maybe 3/8 mice seem to do a shortcut, so not even 50%. On top of that, during learning of the new target location, the authors mention that the mice sometimes do that shortcut path in reverse, so it may not be that novel. Too bad the reviewers didn't pick up on these flaws, which IMO undermine the only novelty of the paper (unless I missed something).
#Navigation #Shortcut #CognitiveMap (?) -
Yes... lots of papers these days replicating old findings without really citing them. Replications are good though! It would of course be better if they were labelled as such instead of claiming novelty...
I like the fact that this paper shows how fast an egocentric response can be learned, while learning an allocentric map takes more time (at least more than what they've tested here, since the mice fail to learn the task based on distal cues. I'm not buying the "visual cues are unstable" argument; the mice just need more than 14 trials to learn a hidden reward location in an allocentric map! When we did this in rats it took about 1-2 weeks with about 30 trials/ day to learn!).
I also like that, for once, they really try to make odour / floor cues irrelevant. People rarely control for these these days.On the other hand, their main claim that mice can do allocentric 'shortcuts' based on self-motion alone is not that convincing. They show the individual data in the supplement of Fig 6: only maybe 3/8 mice seem to do a shortcut, so not even 50%. On top of that, during learning of the new target location, the authors mention that the mice sometimes do that shortcut path in reverse, so it may not be that novel. Too bad the reviewers didn't pick up on these flaws, which IMO undermine the only novelty of the paper (unless I missed something).
#Navigation #Shortcut #CognitiveMap (?) -
Yes... lots of papers these days replicating old findings without really citing them. Replications are good though! It would of course be better if they were labelled as such instead of claiming novelty...
I like the fact that this paper shows how fast an egocentric response can be learned, while learning an allocentric map takes more time (at least more than what they've tested here, since the mice fail to learn the task based on distal cues. I'm not buying the "visual cues are unstable" argument; the mice just need more than 14 trials to learn a hidden reward location in an allocentric map! When we did this in rats it took about 1-2 weeks with about 30 trials/ day to learn!).
I also like that, for once, they really try to make odour / floor cues irrelevant. People rarely control for these these days.On the other hand, their main claim that mice can do allocentric 'shortcuts' based on self-motion alone is not that convincing. They show the individual data in the supplement of Fig 6: only maybe 3/8 mice seem to do a shortcut, so not even 50%. On top of that, during learning of the new target location, the authors mention that the mice sometimes do that shortcut path in reverse, so it may not be that novel. Too bad the reviewers didn't pick up on these flaws, which IMO undermine the only novelty of the paper (unless I missed something).
#Navigation #Shortcut #CognitiveMap (?) -
Yes... lots of papers these days replicating old findings without really citing them. Replications are good though! It would of course be better if they were labelled as such instead of claiming novelty...
I like the fact that this paper shows how fast an egocentric response can be learned, while learning an allocentric map takes more time (at least more than what they've tested here, since the mice fail to learn the task based on distal cues. I'm not buying the "visual cues are unstable" argument; the mice just need more than 14 trials to learn a hidden reward location in an allocentric map! When we did this in rats it took about 1-2 weeks with about 30 trials/ day to learn!).
I also like that, for once, they really try to make odour / floor cues irrelevant. People rarely control for these these days.On the other hand, their main claim that mice can do allocentric 'shortcuts' based on self-motion alone is not that convincing. They show the individual data in the supplement of Fig 6: only maybe 3/8 mice seem to do a shortcut, so not even 50%. On top of that, during learning of the new target location, the authors mention that the mice sometimes do that shortcut path in reverse, so it may not be that novel. Too bad the reviewers didn't pick up on these flaws, which IMO undermine the only novelty of the paper (unless I missed something).
#Navigation #Shortcut #CognitiveMap (?) -
The coolest experiments you’ll see all year in the #PlaceCells #Hippocampus #CognitiveMap field… and I’m not saying this lightly! Congrats to all authors!
Btw they are at #SFN23 in the same session as me (here)! 👀👀👀
From: @PhiloNeuroScie
https://neuromatch.social/@PhiloNeuroScie/111364100508297145 -
The coolest experiments you’ll see all year in the #PlaceCells #Hippocampus #CognitiveMap field… and I’m not saying this lightly! Congrats to all authors!
Btw they are at #SFN23 in the same session as me (here)! 👀👀👀
From: @PhiloNeuroScie
https://neuromatch.social/@PhiloNeuroScie/111364100508297145 -
The coolest experiments you’ll see all year in the #PlaceCells #Hippocampus #CognitiveMap field… and I’m not saying this lightly! Congrats to all authors!
Btw they are at #SFN23 in the same session as me (here)! 👀👀👀
From: @PhiloNeuroScie
https://neuromatch.social/@PhiloNeuroScie/111364100508297145 -
The coolest experiments you’ll see all year in the #PlaceCells #Hippocampus #CognitiveMap field… and I’m not saying this lightly! Congrats to all authors!
Btw they are at #SFN23 in the same session as me (here)! 👀👀👀
From: @PhiloNeuroScie
https://neuromatch.social/@PhiloNeuroScie/111364100508297145 -
The coolest experiments you’ll see all year in the #PlaceCells #Hippocampus #CognitiveMap field… and I’m not saying this lightly! Congrats to all authors!
Btw they are at #SFN23 in the same session as me (here)! 👀👀👀
From: @PhiloNeuroScie
https://neuromatch.social/@PhiloNeuroScie/111364100508297145 -
@eliasraw is the first to go in my #CognitiveMap list! I hope there will be many others, human or non-human researchers. Make yourselves known!
From: @eliasraw
https://social.anoxinon.de/@eliasraw@social.anoxinon.de/110883173363508465