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Bumblebees show capacity for behavioral traditions. 大黄蜂显示出行为传统的能力。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-10 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00594-0

Felicity Muth

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Different memory systems in food-hoarding birds: A response to Pravosudov. 惜食鸟类的不同记忆系统：对普拉沃苏多夫的回应

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-024-00630-7

Tom V Smulders, Jenny C A Read

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Exploring boundary conditions of the single-code/default strategy in pigeons 探索鸽子单一代码/默认策略的边界条件

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-024-00629-0

Carlos Pinto, João Queiroz

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Rat spatial memory and foraging on dual radial mazes. 大鼠在双径向迷宫中的空间记忆和觅食能力

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-20 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00592-2

William A Roberts, Krista Macpherson, Sophia Robinson, Abagail Hennessy, Bram Richmond

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Temporal foundations of episodic memory. 情景记忆的时间基础。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00608-x

Jonathon D Crystal

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The mosaic structure of the mammalian cognitive map. 哺乳动物认知图谱的马赛克结构。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00618-9

Kate J Jeffery

{"title":"The mosaic structure of the mammalian cognitive map.","authors":"Kate J Jeffery","doi":"10.3758/s13420-023-00618-9","DOIUrl":"10.3758/s13420-023-00618-9","url":null,"abstract":"The cognitive map, proposed by Tolman in the 1940s, is a hypothetical internal representation of space constructed by the brain to enable an animal to undertake flexible spatial behaviors such as navigation. The subsequent discovery of place cells in the hippocampus of rats suggested that such a map-like representation does exist, and also provided a tool with which to explore its properties. Single-neuron studies in rodents conducted in small singular spaces have suggested that the map is founded on a metric framework, preserving distances and directions in an abstract representational format. An open question is whether this metric structure pertains over extended, often complexly structured real-world space. The data reviewed here suggest that this is not the case. The emerging picture is that instead of being a single, unified construct, the map is a mosaic of fragments that are heterogeneous, variably metric, multiply scaled, and sometimes laid on top of each other. Important organizing factors within and between fragments include boundaries, context, compass direction, and gravity. The map functions not to provide a comprehensive and precise rendering of the environment but rather to support adaptive behavior, tailored to the species and situation.","PeriodicalId":49914,"journal":{"name":"Learning & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"19-34"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923978/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Directed retreat and navigational mechanisms in trail following Formica obscuripes. 指示撤退和导航机制的踪迹跟随蒙昧蚁。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00604-1

Cody A Freas, Marcia L Spetch

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Landmarks, beacons, or panoramic views: What do pigeons attend to for guidance in familiar environments? 地标、灯塔或全景：鸽子在熟悉的环境中会听从什么指引？

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00610-3

Sebastian Schwarz, Antoine Wystrach, Ken Cheng, Debbie M Kelly

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A special issue honoring Ken Cheng: navigating animal minds. 纪念 Ken Cheng 的特刊：动物思维导航。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-024-00624-5

Cody A Freas, Marcia L Spetch

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Unbalanced visual cues do not affect search precision at the nest in desert ants (Cataglyphis nodus). 不平衡的视觉线索不影响沙漠蚁(Cataglyphis nodus)巢穴搜索精度。

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Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-20 DOI: 10.3758/s13420-023-00613-0

Patrick Schultheiss

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