Navigational Strategies and Their Neural Correlates

Animals depend on navigation to find food, water, mate(s), shelter, etc. Different species use diverse strategies that utilise forms of motion- and location-related information derived from the environment to navigate to their goals and back. We start by describing behavioural studies undertaken to...

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Published in:	Journal of the Indian Institute of Science Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 511 - 525
Main Authors:	Jain, Deepa, Jakhalekar, Indraja R., Deshmukh, Sachin S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi Springer India 01-12-2017
Subjects:	Chemistry and Materials Science Chemistry/Food Science Engineering Materials Science Physics Review Review Article Lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) Spatial navigation Landmarks Path integration Medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) Hippocampus
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Summary:	Animals depend on navigation to find food, water, mate(s), shelter, etc. Different species use diverse strategies that utilise forms of motion- and location-related information derived from the environment to navigate to their goals and back. We start by describing behavioural studies undertaken to unearth different strategies used in navigation. Then we move on to outline what we know about the brain area most associated with spatial navigation, namely the hippocampal formation. While doing so, we first briefly explain the anatomical connections in the area and then proceed to describe the neural correlates that are considered to play a role in navigation. We conclude by looking at how the strategies might interact and complement each other in certain contexts.
ISSN:	0970-4140 0019-4964
DOI:	10.1007/s41745-017-0053-1