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Augmented topological maps for three-dimensional navigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2013

Herbert Peremans
Affiliation:
Active Perception Lab, FTEW-MTT, Universiteit Antwerpen, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. herbert.peremans@ua.ac.behttp://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=herbert.peremansDieter.Vanderelst@ua.ac.behttp://bitsofbats.weebly.com/
Dieter Vanderelst
Affiliation:
Active Perception Lab, FTEW-MTT, Universiteit Antwerpen, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. herbert.peremans@ua.ac.behttp://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=herbert.peremansDieter.Vanderelst@ua.ac.behttp://bitsofbats.weebly.com/

Abstract

We describe an augmented topological map as an alternative for the proposed bicoded map. Inverting causality, the special nature of the vertical dimension is then no longer fixed a priori and the cause of specific navigation behavior, but a consequence of the combination of the specific geometry of the experimental environment and the motor capabilities of the experimental animals.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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