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Has a fully three-dimensional space map never evolved in any species? A comparative imperative for studies of spatial cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2013

Cynthia F. Moss
Cynthia F. Moss*
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Department of Psychology, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. cynthia.moss@gmail.com http://www.isr.umd.edu/faculty/gateways/moss.htm
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Abstract

I propose that it is premature to assert that a fully three-dimensional map has never evolved in any species, as data are lacking to show that space coding in all animals is the same. Instead, I hypothesize that three-dimensional representation is tied to an animal's mode of locomotion through space. Testing this hypothesis requires a large body of comparative data.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 557
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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