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A framework for three-dimensional navigation research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2013

Kathryn J. Jeffery ,
Aleksandar Jovalekic ,
Madeleine Verriotis  and
Robin Hayman
Kathryn J. Jeffery
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences, Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, United Kingdom. k.jeffery@ucl.ac.uk www.ucl.ac.uk/jefferylab/
Aleksandar Jovalekic
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. ajovalekic@ini.phys.ethz.ch
Madeleine Verriotis
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. madeleine.verriotis@ucl.ac.uk
Robin Hayman
Affiliation:
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Alexandra House, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdom. r.hayman@ucl.ac.uk
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Abstract

We have argued that the neurocognitive representation of large-scale, navigable three-dimensional space is anisotropic, having different properties in vertical versus horizontal dimensions. Three broad categories organize the experimental and theoretical issues raised by the commentators: (1) frames of reference, (2) comparative cognition, and (3) the role of experience. These categories contain the core of a research program to show how three-dimensional space is represented and used by humans and other animals.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 571 - 587
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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